More quotes by C.S. Lewis

"The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal."
"I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity."
"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be."
"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."
"Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny."