If He who in Himself can lack nothing chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed. - C. S. Lewis
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If He who in Himself can lack nothing chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed.
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C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was an Irish author, scholar of medieval literature, and Christian apologist. He is best known for his essays on Christianity and for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
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N. W. Clerk
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Clive Hamilton
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Clive Staples Lewis
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CS Lewis
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C.S. Lewis
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Clive Lewis
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