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C.S. Lewis Quote

I felt ashamed.But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?No, no, Maia. Ashamed of looking like a mortal -- of being a mortal.But how could you help that?Don't you think the things people are most ashamed of are things they can't help?

C.S. Lewis

I felt ashamed.But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?No, no, Maia. Ashamed of looking like a mortal -- of being a mortal.But how could you help that?Don't you think the things people are most ashamed of are things they can't help?

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