Authors / C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis quotes

1898–1963 · British writer and scholar

Lewis wrote the Narnia books and popular works of Christian apologetics. He is one of the most misquoted writers on social media.

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Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself…"
Source: The Four Loves (1960)

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1 famous lines credited to C. S. Lewis that are misquoted, unsourced or belong to someone else.

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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Actually: Associated with motivational speaker Les Brown; not found in Lewis's works.