It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take any notice of his song except his fellow human beings. This is true even if his song is surpassingly beautiful. Other men may be in raptures at his skill, but the rest of creation is, by and large, unmoved....But when the fairy sang, the whole world listened to him. Stephen felt clouds pause in their passing; he felt sleeping hills shift and murmur; he felt cold mists dance. He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak in a language it understands. In the fairys song the earth recognized the names by which it called itself. - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:49:12 +0000
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