“If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love.”
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Lewis, C. S. (n.d.). If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5085-if-as-i-cant-help-suspecting-the-dead/
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Lewis, C. S. “If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5085-if-as-i-cant-help-suspecting-the-dead/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lewis, C. S. “If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5085-if-as-i-cant-help-suspecting-the-dead/.