Who said “Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think.…”?

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C. S. Lewis. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceA Grief Observed (1961)

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“Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.”
— C. S. Lewis
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Lewis, C. S. (n.d.). Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20019-can-a-mortal-ask-questions-which-god-finds/

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Lewis, C. S. “Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20019-can-a-mortal-ask-questions-which-god-finds/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Lewis, C. S. “Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20019-can-a-mortal-ask-questions-which-god-finds/.

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