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In most children but in relatively few adults, at least in our time, we may see this willingness to be delighted to the point of self-abandonment. This free and full gift of oneself to a story is what produces the state of enchantment. But
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I’ve often thought about this too. Where does our sense of wonder go as we grow up?
“suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which it leads.”
― The Problem of Pain
― The Problem of Pain
“I do know the worst sin--perhaps the only sin--passion can commit, is to be joyless.”
― Gaudy Night
― Gaudy Night
“Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.”
― The Horse and His Boy
― The Horse and His Boy
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.”
― The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.”
― The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Chrysti’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chrysti’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
791 books
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9 friends
399 books
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162 friends
362 books
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23 friends
1,092 books
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57 friends
935 books
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19 friends
342 books
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40 friends
384 books
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59 friends
1,536 books
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217 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Christian, Classics, Ebooks, Fantasy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Psychology, Religion, Self help, and Spirituality
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