Sheldon Vanauken Quotes

Sheldon Vanauken was an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy , which recounts his and his wife's friendship with C. S. Lewis, their conversion to Christianity, and dealing with tragedy. He published a sequel in 1985 titled Under the Mercy. Wikipedia

✵ 4. August 1914 – 28. October 1996

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Sheldon Vanauken Quotes

“It is, I think, that we are all so alone in what lies deepest in our souls, so unable to find the words, and perhaps the courage to speak with unlocked hearts, that we don't know at all that it is the same with others.”

Sheldon Vanauken

Source: A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph

Soul , Courage , Thinking , Heart

“A man in the jungle at night, as someone said, may suppose a hyena's growl to be a lion's; but when he hears the lion's growl, he knows damn well it's a lion.”

Sheldon Vanauken

Source: A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy and Triumph

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