Your Favorite Lines
Posted: Aug 24, 2016 5:07 pm
Lewis was an incredible writer and many lines in Chronicles of Narnia are pure poetry, either by the depth of their meaning, the images they evoke in our minds or the way that they make us feel. I have been rereading The Silver Chair as of late, and in chapter twelve ran across a line that may well be my absolute favorite in the entire series:
It's so good... I nearly put down my book and cheered when I got to that bit this morning. It perfectly describes the atmosphere created by her voice and the effect of it on Rilian and his rescuers. It is by far one of the most effective descriptions that I have ever read.
What are your favorite lines?
C.S. Lewis wrote:Then came the Witch's voice, cooing softly like the voice of a wood-pigeon from the high elms in an old garden at three o'clock in the middle of a sleepy, summer afternoon, and it said: "What is this sun that you all speak of?"
It's so good... I nearly put down my book and cheered when I got to that bit this morning. It perfectly describes the atmosphere created by her voice and the effect of it on Rilian and his rescuers. It is by far one of the most effective descriptions that I have ever read.
What are your favorite lines?