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“I have claimed that Escape is one of the main functions of fairy-stories, and since I do not disapprove of them, it is plain that I do not accept the tone of scorn or pity with which 'Escape' is now so often used. Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls?”
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“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
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“You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.”
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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
― The Wind in the Willows
― The Wind in the Willows
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
Virtus Tentamine Gaudet
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Magdalena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Magdalena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
114 books
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35 friends
804 books
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294 books
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3,225 books
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1,876 books
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1,238 books
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72 books
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1,249 books
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298 friends
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