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C. S. Lewis Quotes: When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.
         

When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.


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This page presents the quote "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.". Author of this quote is C. S. Lewis. This quote is about healing, childishness, desire, growing up, including, childish things, fear,.