C. S. Lewis Quote

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.


The Pilgrim's Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason, and Romanticism (ed. 1981)


Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.

Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.