Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have a…

C. S. Lewis
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Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have another kind. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2013). The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen, p.50, Harper Collins
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Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have another kind. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2013). The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection with Bonus Book: Boxen, p.50, Harper Collins

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