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Book cover for Hamnet
The trick is never to let down your guard. Never think you are safe. Never take for granted that your children’s hearts beat, that they sup milk, that they draw breath, that they walk and speak and smile and argue and play.
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Sōsuke Natsukawa
“Being able to express shallow words of sympathy in a sweet voice doesn't make someone a caring, compassionate soul. What's important is the ability to have empathy for another human being--to be able to feel their pain, to walk alongside them in their suffering.”
Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa
“Suddenly the cat spoke
' Books have a soul'

' A book that sits on a shelf is nothing but a bundle of paper. Un less it is opened, a book possessing great power an epic story is a mere scrap of paper. but a book that has been cherished and loved , filled with human thoughts has been endowed with a soul”
Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

Fredrik Backman
“Ted read out some of his favorites: Spider-Man’s “With great power comes great responsibility.” The Flash’s “Life doesn’t give us purpose. We give life purpose.” Wonder Woman’s “Which will hold greater rule over you? Your fear or your curiosity?”
Fredrik Backman, My Friends

Fredrik Backman
“He liked Batman best: ‘I wear a mask. And that mask, it’s not to hide who I am, but to create who I am.’ ”
Fredrik Backman, My Friends

Fredrik Backman
“He paints like the birds sing.”
Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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155 books | 122 friends

Christina
112 books | 179 friends

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