A woman means by Unselfishness chiefly taking trouble for others; a man means not giving trouble to others...thus, while the woman thinks of doing good offices and the man of respecting other people's rights, each sex, without any obvious unreason, can and does regard the other as radically selfish.
("The Screwtape Letters")
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The perfect church service, would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God.
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Dearest Daughter. I knew you would not be long in coming to me. Joy shall be yours.
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