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Meaning
Love can overlook flaws and continue to care despite them. But real love does not settle for brokenness; it also wants the other person to be restored and made whole.
When It Was Said
1940
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Listed in Ch. III of The Problem of Pain (1940).
Source
Ch. III
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Listed with a cited source on Wikiquote.
Did You Know?
Listed with a source on Wikiquote: Ch. III.
About C.S. Lewis
British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian
C. S. Lewis was a British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held posts in English literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis also wrote The Screwtape Letters and the Space Trilogy, along with Christian apologetic works such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. His writing ranges from imaginative fiction to religious argument, and much of it reflects his interest in Christian belief and moral questions.
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