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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it.
C. S. Lewis
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C. S. Lewis
Age: 64 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1963
Died: January 1
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He (God) loved us not because we are lovable, but because He is love.
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