Quote by C.S. Lewis

I never heard weeping like that before or after; not from a child, nor a man wounded in the palm, nor a tortured man, nor a girl dragged off to slavery from a taken city. If you heard the woman you most hate in the world weep so, you would go to comfort her. You would fight your way through fire and spears to reach her. And I knew who wept, and what had been done to her, and who had done it.

I never heard weeping like that before or after; not from a

Summary

This quote highlights the immense emotional distress and suffering endured by a woman, emphasizing the intensity of her weeping. The narrator describes it as unparalleled and evocative of profound despair. The quote also suggests that witnessing such profound anguish would compel even the person's greatest enemy to offer comfort and support, indicating the universal power of empathy. Furthermore, the narrator possess knowledge of the woman's identity, the atrocities committed against her, and the perpetrators involved, indicating a deep personal connection or understanding of the situation.

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