"The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that very reason he cannot possibly read every work solemly or gravely. For he will read 'in the same spirit that the author writ.'... He will never commit the error of trying to munch whipped cream as if it were venison."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Errors Quotes #Trying Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“Can't you see the Creator of the universe, who understands every secret, every mystery, sitting patiently and listening to a four-year-old talk to Him? That's a beautiful image of a father.”
“I was so shy. Instead of waiting in line with other kids at lunch, I'd go to a corner and buy a pretzel and orange juice. I think I had that for lunch the first three years of high school.”
“Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Times, 1 Jan. 1978
“The enemy of a love is never outside, it's not a man or a woman, it's what we lack in ourselves.”
“There is a vast difference between games and play. Play is played for fun, but games are deadly serious and you do not play them to enjoy yourself.”
“Two things I dislike about my granddaughter - when she won't take her afternoon nap, and when she won't let me take mine.”

Source : Gene Perret (2001). “Grandchildren Are So Much Fun We Should Have Had Them First”, Arizona Highways
“I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in fifth grade about an unrequited crush.”
“That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!”

Source : Lemmy Kilmister (2012). “White Line Fever: Lemmy: The Autobiography”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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