“If you had delayed writing another 24 hours our letters would have crossed. It has never before happened to me to be admiring an author of a book while he at the same time was admiring me. My admiration for the staff work of the Omnipotence rises every day.”

Delight at a simultaneous exchange of praise as a sign of providence · Letter to C. S. Lewis, 1936

• Friendship
• Letters
• Providence

“The devil, even if he is a fact, has been an indulgence; while he exists, there is always something to which we can be superior.”

Satan as a convenient object of unearned pride · The Descent of the Dove

• Evil
• Pride
• Religion

“Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.”

Forgiveness fails when pride will not receive it · Essay collected in The Image of the City

• Forgiveness
• Pride
• Reconciliation