Disobedience to conscience is voluntary; bad poetry, on the other hand…

C. S. Lewis
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Disobedience to conscience is voluntary; bad poetry, on the other hand, is usually not made on purpose. ✨ C.S. Lewis (2005). A Preface to Paradise Lost, p.11, Atlantic Publishers & Dist
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