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“Do you not know how bashful friendship is? Friends - comrades - do not look at each other. Friendship would be ashamed.”

Quote by C. S. Lewis

Book:That Hideous Strength

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That Hideous Strength

C.S. Lewis' final novel in the space trilogy, it follows the adventures of a group of scholars and their struggle against a malevolent force that seeks to dominate the world. more

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C. S. Lewis was a British novelist, academic, and Christian theologian. He is renowned for his fictional works, particularly The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy novels that have become a beloved classic of children's literature. Lewis also penned adult fiction, including the science fiction trilogy Out of the Silent Planet and the space trilogy. His non-fiction works, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, have had a significant impact on Christian thought and spirituality. more

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