The closer and more completely you can come to explaining what a work of art means, the less like art it seems.
Laura MillerAdventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Turning a difficult task or a perilous journey into an adventure is largely a matter of telling yourself the right story about it, which is one thing that Lewis's child characters have learned from reading, 'the right books.
Laura MillerIf we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.
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