The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys.The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys.

— C. S. Lewis

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Sometimes it is hard not to say, “God forgive God.”Sometimes it is hard not to say, “God forgive God.”

— C. S. Lewis

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Divine Gift-love in the man enables him to love what is not naturally lovable.Divine Gift-love in the man enables him to love what is not naturally lovable.

— C. S. Lewis

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In Christian morals “thy neighbor” includes “thy enemy.”In Christian morals “thy neighbor” includes “thy enemy.”

— C. S. Lewis

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And grief still feels like fear.And grief still feels like fear.

— C. S. Lewis

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If no set of moral ideas were truer or better than any otherIf no set of moral ideas were truer or better than any other

— C. S. Lewis

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Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

— C. S. Lewis

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I gave in, and admitted that God was God.I gave in, and admitted that God was God.

— C. S. Lewis

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Amiable agnostics will talk cheerfully about “man's search for God.”Amiable agnostics will talk cheerfully about “man's search for God.”

— C. S. Lewis

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Need is so near greed and we are so greedy already that it seems a strange grace.Need is so near greed and we are so greedy already that it seems a strange grace.

— C. S. Lewis

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