But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do t…

C. S. Lewis
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But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do things is that when there is no one to force you any more you find you have almost lost the power of forcing yourself. ✨ C.S.Lewis (2016). The Chronicles of Narnia Vol V: The Horse and his Boy, p.100, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
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But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do things is that when there is no one to force you any more you find you have almost lost the power of forcing yourself. ✨ C.S.Lewis (2016). The Chronicles of Narnia Vol V: The Horse and his Boy, p.100, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED

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