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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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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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“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“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
Virtus Tentamine Gaudet
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Group for Hillsdale College alumni to share their love of books.
Magdalena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Magdalena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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297 friends
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237 books
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773 books
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1,155 books
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