Adventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called....

“ Adventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Turning a difficult task or a perilous journey into an adventure is largely a matter of telling yourself the right story about it, which is one thing that Lewis's child characters have learned from reading, 'the right books. ”

Laura Miller

From : The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia