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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."

#'we consider books as medicine' - yes! #thank you umberto eco <3

[lanistas]

You remind me of a mix of Pan from His Dark Materials and Abby Corrigan. Pan is kind and sensible and helps keep everyone on track and is a very calming presence. Abby is bright, happy, and kind and is just happy being herself. She's also kind to others. You are a very calm presence and just seem so happy being yourself and are always nice to your followers. So, a very nice mix of the two.

Oh, thank you! Being compared to Abby Corrigan is an honour ♥ And Pan, awww, Pan! Thank you <333

#thank you!

[lanistas]

whats it like to lock your fingers with someone you love

#favourite tropes #strong barberasmo vibes #that moment when your otp's love language is holding hands aaaaaah

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saying “can u not” to inanimate objects that are just following the laws of physics but in, like, inconvenient ways

#oh me

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I hadn't drawn so many animals in the same picture ever! I've decided to ignore anything canon and this is what actually happens the whole time and they are all happy :_)

Click on the image please I worked a lot on it <3

#precious!! #tv: his dark materials

[lanistas]

without further ado, i present: 1899 as vines

#how am i just seeing this now?? #op... your mind... your mind op!! #this is comedy gold and 100% accurate! #tv: 1899 #1899 meme

[lanistas]

reblog for your followers to anonymously tell you what characters you remind them of

#hmmm this could be interesting :)

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#photo #my aesthetic ♥

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IT’S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL YOU REALIZE THE RELATIONSHIP OF TWO FICTIONAL CHARACTERS OWNS YOUR SOUL AND YOU CAN’T GET YOUR LIFE BACK AND NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE

#i feel personally attacked #😅😅😅

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Milan’s famous Gothic cathedral on a sunny day in the 1930s.

#milan! ♥ #photo

[lanistas]

Hello! How about top 5 flowers and top 5 TV shows? :)

Thank you ♥

Okay, top 5 flowers:

Daisies <3.

Peonies.

Roses.

Forget-me-nots.

Tulips.

And now – top 5 TV shows (+ there will be some honorable mentions, because choosing just five shows is impossible!)

Babylon 5 (such a complex and interesting show; I still think about it often, even though I watched it many years ago).

X Company (Canadians just know how to make me sob for three seasons straight, and I appreciate that).

Sanctuary (a quirky silly show that still owes me therapy money).

All Creatures Great and Small (my ultimate comfort show <3).

Murdoch Mysteries (it’s a period drama, it's Canadian, and it's fun!).

Some honorable mentions include TV shows like:

Il Paradiso delle Signore (Italians in all their glory; show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique…)

Sell Your Haunted House (my favourite kdrama!)

Ekaterina (this show gave me the most Jane Austen-esque Catherine x Potemkin, and I am forever grateful)

#thank you for always sending asks my way! #love ya <3 #if anyone wants me to ramble about any of the shows mentioned above my ask box is always open :)

[lanistas]

favorite art movements -> Pre-Raphaelite

#art

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put “top 5” anything in my ask and i will answer ok go

#ask me things plz #i am in a top 5 mood tonight

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tiramisu am i right

#oh me

[lanistas]

MURDOCH MYSTERIES 01x02 // 17x24

#hold on... i'm emotional... hold on... #tv: murdoch mysteries #william murdoch #julia ogden #william x julia #jilliam

[lanistas]

Yellow, red, blue, and turquoise. 🤍

Oh, thank you 🤍 (Yes, I would totally be irl friends with you!!)

#thank you love ♥

[lanistas]

Achievement unlocked: discovered piece of media at exact right time in your life to experience maximum peak emotional impact and infatuation

#yesss the best feeling! #literally me and all my italian shows <3