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“A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. You are speaking, Hman, as if pleasure were one thing and the memory another. It is all one thing... what you call remembrance is the last part of pleasure.”

Quote by C.S. Lewis

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Out of the Silent Planet

A seminal work in the genre, the novel follows a protagonist's journey through the stars and delves into philosophical and theological themes. more

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C.S. Lewis

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