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Cardan and Jude - The Cruel Prince

Artist: @/baaozhe

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Went on a little trip with my parents these past few days, came across this beautiful bookstore. Bought the books I actually wanted to and not the ones I felt pressured to, saved some more for a future visit.

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Jesus loves you more than you're able to comprehend ♡

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Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

"It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

"There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

"If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!

"Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

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Please pray for S, she has just been diagnosed with bone and blood cancer. If you could please specifically ask Servant of God Michelle Duppong for her assistance, it would be much appreciated!

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asking for prayers for my 3 year old cousin Karter who had a seizure yesterday (7/31). he's okay now but please pray there aren't any further complications and for mom, dad, and grandma's peace of mind.

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I love getting so absorbed in a book that time seems to waste away

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It always kills me because more often than not the piece of media is like. Percy Jackson or Harry potter, and I don't know how to say this to people but children's media can and should include deeper topics such as grief, sacrifice, humility, love, death and violence. These are all topics children can handle (obviously depending on how graphic you get with them). It's okay to enjoy middle grade and/or kids lit. Please stop underestimating (and to a degree undervaluing) children so much.

i hate when a piece of kids media is so well made that people start saying "clearly this was made FOR adults not for silly little babies. we are the true target demographic" like cmon man. you don't have to pretend it's something it isn't. sometimes things that are made for 12 year olds are good.

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After reorganizing my tbr shelf I misplaced my copy of to kill a mockingbird (current read) and now have no idea where it is. What a joy it is to have accumulated so many books you lose track of them <3

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Will be putting the book on hold as I kept reading it too fast and forgetting things which is super annoying so instead, how about a young adult book which is written in a text message style instead?

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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird

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Modern Library editions from the 1930s.

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August Book Haul ❤️ 📚

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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird

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Illustration from the Ladybird Book of Wildflowers, 1957

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Christmas crafts from the 1960s, in The Ladybird Book of Things To Make.