Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish…

C. S. Lewis
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Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it; but for many modern people even the wish is difficult. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.91, HarperCollins UK
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Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it; but for many modern people even the wish is difficult. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.91, HarperCollins UK

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