Το λιοντάρι, η μάγισσα και η ντουλάπα
Κ. Σ. Λιούις, 1950
A spare room, an old wardrobe, and the first steps into a world where curiosity opens the way to adventure.
Feels like wonder, curiosity and hope. About adventure, nature and family.
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Some gifts are meant to wait until we’re ready for them.
ΑΓΑΠΗΜΕΝΗ ΜΟΥ ΛΟΥΣΙ,Για σένα έγραψα αυτήν την ιστορία, αλλά, όταν την άρχισα, δεν είχα καταλάβει ότι τα κοριτσάκια μεγαλώνουν πιο γρήγορα από τα βιβλία. Έτσι, είσαι πια πολύ μεγάλη για παραμύθια και, μέχρι να τυπωθεί και να βιβλιοδετηθεί, θα είσαι ακόμα μεγαλύτερη. Όμως θα έρθει μια μέρα που θα είσαι αρκετά μεγάλη για να αρχίσεις να διαβάζεις ξανά παραμύθια. Θα το κατεβάσεις από κάποιο ψηλό ράφι, θα το ξεσκονίσεις και θα μου πεις πώς σου φάνηκε. Μάλλον θα είμαι πολύ κουφός για να σε ακούσω, και πολύ γέρος για να καταλάβω έστω και μια λέξη από όσα λες, αλλά θα είμαι πάντα... Κ. Σ. Λιούις.Lewis dedicated the book to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield; the dedication imagines her returning to fairy tales when she is old enough.
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Some desires, granted perfectly, may prove to be burdens too heavy for any mortal heart to bear.
Alas,“ said Aslan, shaking his head. ”It will. Things always work according to their nature. She has won her heart’s desire; she has unwearying strength and endless days like a goddess. But length of days with an evil heart is only length of misery and already she begins to know it. All get what they want; they do not always like it.
The Chronicles of Narnia · C.S. Lewis
A story that lets you in, versus one that tells you what to think.
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse ‘applicability’ with ‘allegory’; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.
The Lord of the Rings · J.R.R. Tolkien
Advice that sounds like freedom and costs almost everything to keep.
Let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered, one may be a free man and yet be bound tighter than a slave. Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don’t follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior in life. Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen. Of the affairs of love, my only advice is to be honest. That’s your most powerful tool to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness.
Eragon · Christopher Paolini
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