This is my entry for `
karemelancholias great
your secret garden contest [link]It's such a great contest I just have to enter

there is an arab saying : A book is like a garden you can wear in your pockets
So books are my secret garden, they are my hidingplace and a steady source of inspiration
As a child I was very shy and introverted, so my only friends were in books.
And even now, when I'm stressed and my sorrows are heavy on my soul I seek comfort in books. Because reading about the joy and sorrows of others lesses my own sorrows and increases my own joy

I love all my books (and I have plenty of them

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If any of you would like to use this as a stock
[link] 
looks great