Aristotle's solution was simple and radical. He said, Plot is character. Forget psychology. Forget the inside of men's heads. Judge them by their actions.

— C. S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins)

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16 seconds sound clip from the Shadowlands movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:57.189 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Do you think I could bring my son? Douglas is such a big fan of your Narnia books. He'd love to meet you.

- Yes, of course.

- I'll give you plenty of warning.

- It was a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Lewis. Thanks for everything.

- Well, see you soon.

- Yes. Major Lewis.

- Mrs. Gresham.

- Safe journey.

- Does one wait for the train to leave?

- Character and plot. Chicken and egg. Which comes first?

- Aristotle's solution was simple and radical. He said, Plot is character. Forget psychology. Forget the inside of men's heads. Judge them by their actions.

- For example, Mr. Whistler's asleep. Now, from that action I take it that he has no interest in what I have to say.

- The puzzle is, that being the case, why is he here at all?

- So we construct a plot from Mr. Whistler's actions. He comes. He sleeps. Now, Aristotle would say that the next question is not why?, but, What is Mr. Whistler going to do next?

- Good morning, Mr. Whistler.

- You know, my class is not compulsory, neither are my chairs very comfortable. I suggest that...

- All right, I'm going.

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Sound bites of the best quotes from the 1993 film Shadowlands.

Actors: Anthony Hopkins (C. S. Lewis), Debra Winger (Joy Davidman), Edward Hardwicke (Warren Lewis), Joseph Mazzello (Douglas Gresham)

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