I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I sh…

C. S. Lewis
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I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.119, HarperCollins UK
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