Love as distinct from being in love is not merely a feeling. It is a d…

C. S. Lewis
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Love as distinct from being in love is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.197, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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