The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

“She took a step further in – then two or three steps – always expecting to feel the woodwork against the tips of her fingers. But she could not feel it.”
– Chapter 1, pg. 7

“Perhaps it has sometimes happened to you in a dream that someone says something which you don’t understand but in the dream it feels as if it had some enormous meaning – either a terrifying one which turns the whole dream into a nightmare or else a lovely meaning too lovely to put into words, which makes the dream so beautiful that you remember it all your life and are always wishing you could get into that dream again.” – Chapter 7, pg. 68

“Though the Witch knew the deep magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation.”
– Chapter 15, pg. 163

“One day you’ll see him and another you won’t. He doesn’t like being tied down – and of course he has other countries to attend to. It’s quite all right. He’ll often drop in. Only you mustn’t press him. He’s wild you know. Not like a tame lion.” – Chapter 17, pg. 182

“Yes, of course you’ll get back to Narnia again someday. Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia. But don’t go trying to use the same route twice. Indeed, don’t try to get there at all. It’ll happen when you’re not looking for it. And don’t talk too much about it even amongst yourselves. And don’t mention it to anyone else unless you find they’ve had adventures of the same sort themselves. What’s that? How will you know? Oh, you’ll know all right. Odd things they say – even their looks – will let the secret out. Keep your eyes open.” – Chapter 17, pg. 189

So those were some of my favorite book quotes from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.

I really dislike reading a book after I have already seen the movie. And while I’m on the subject, was not the 1979 animated version the scariest kid’s

movie ever?? I doubt parents nowadays would approve. The scene where they murdered Aslan was freaky as hell. At any rate, reading The Magician’s Nephew before this book was rather helpful. When Aslan says the White Witch knew of deep magic present at the dawn of time, it actually makes sense because she was there when Narnia was first created. Only one part – where Mr. Beaver explained the Witch’s bloodlines – had me on Google for 15 minutes searching for terms like ‘Lilith’ and ‘Jinn’. I’m still a little confused, but apparently Eve was not Adam’s first wife (man whore!) and the White Witch is related to Jafar. I’m guessing Aladdin didn’t own a wardrobe.