Quote by C.S. Lewis

You can do more with a castle in a story than with the best cardboard castle that ever stood on a nursery table.

You can do more with a castle in a story than with the best

Summary

This quote suggests that the power of storytelling is immeasurable. It implies that a vivid and elaborately crafted castle in a fictional narrative holds more potential and allows for greater possibilities than a physically well-designed but limited cardboard castle on a child's play table. It highlights the boundless creativity and imagination that storytelling offers, emphasizing that a well-written narrative has the ability to transport and engage readers in ways that physical objects cannot.

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Imagination Storytelling Stories Fairy Tales

By C.S. Lewis

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