Quotes Oct 16, 2026
Perfect Smallness
C. S. Lewis on why a perfect small poem is one of the rarest things in literature.
We should not, I think, refuse to call this poem great; perfection in light poetry, perfect smallness, is among the rarest of literary achievements.
— C. S. Lewis, On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions
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