We seek an enlargement of our being. We want to be more than ourselves…

C. S. Lewis
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We seek an enlargement of our being. We want to be more than ourselves . . . We want to see with other eyes, to imagine with other imaginations, to feel with other hearts, as well as with our own . . . We demand windows.
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