C.S. Lewis on Heaven and Triumph Over Evil
The Great Divorce (Simon & Schuster: 1946), 116.
"No, Frank, not here", said the Lady. "Listen to reason. Did you think
joy was created to live always under that threat? Always defenseless
against those who would rather be miserable than have their self-will
crossed? For it was real misery. I know that now. You made yourself
really wretched. That you can still do. But you can no longer
communicate your wretchedness. Everything becomes more and more itself.
Here is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light can swallow up your
darkness: but your darkness cannot now infect our light. No, no, no.
Come to us. We will not go to you. Can you really have thought that
love and joy would always be at the mercy of frowns and sighs? Did you
not know they were stronger than their opposites?
Heaven, Hell, Immortality

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