The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy — C.S. Lewis
The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy — C.S. Lewis
The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy — C.S. Lewis
The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy — C.S. Lewis
The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy — C.S. Lewis
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The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy the critics.

— C.S. Lewis
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