C. S. Lewis

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History and Background

An Anonymous Orthodox?

Quotes

From On Stories

  • "...one of the main things the author wants to say is that the real life of men is of that mythical and heroic quality."
- p. 89 in "Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings."
  • "...the imagined beings have their insides on the outside; they are visible souls." - ibid. (?)
  • "The Value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significane which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity." - p. 90
  • "...we do not retreat from reality, we rediscover it. As long as the story lingers in our mind, the real things are more themselves... By dipping them in myth we see them more clearly." - ibid. (?)