One of my favorite CS Lewis Quotes is in the letter published in the first few pages of The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. I'm not sure what to call it formally, but it is before the book begins, where authors dedicate books to certain people. His letter is,
"My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fair tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say but I shall still be your affectionate Godfather, CS Lewis"
My favorite part of this dedication letter is where he writes, "But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." I think it goes with what I was saying in my last blog concerning never wanting to "grow up." Lewis believes in the same sort of idea. And even though he recognizes it not a belief everyone holds, judging by this letter I would assume Lucy is an example of this, Lewis does firmly believe the childlikeness will resurface again in everyone's lives.
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