Growing maturity is marked by the increasing liberties we take with ou…

C. S. Lewis
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Growing maturity is marked by the increasing liberties we take with our travelling... we made the discovery (some people never make it) that real books can be taken on a journey and that hours of golden reading can so be added to its other delights.
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