“Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.”

British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian

C. S. Lewis was a British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian, active in the 20th century. He taught English literature at Oxford and later at Cambridge, and is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia. He also wrote fiction such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, along with Christian apologetics including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. His work moves between imaginative storytelling and religious argument, and he is widely read in both.