Craving Quote by C. S. Lewis

“What we called love down there was mostly the craving to be loved. In the main I loved you for my own sake: because I needed you...We shall have no need for one another now: we can begin to love truly.” quote by C. S. Lewis — Download Open image

“What we called love down there was mostly the craving to be loved. In the main I loved you for my own sake: because I needed you...We shall have no need for one another now: we can begin to love truly.”

C. S. Lewis

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