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“The story of the English writing system is so intriguing, and the histories behind individual words so fascinating, that anyone who dares to treat spelling as an adventure will find the journey rewarding.”
― David Crystal, Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling

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“‎I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that is the only way of insuring one's immortality.”
― James Joyce

tags: immortality, writing

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“Što više neko društvo zaboravlja, to neko više proizvodi, prodaje i viškom sećanja popunjava ispražnjena mesta.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Vremensko sklonište

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“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess," said Darcy, "of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: conversations, sociability, social-anxiety

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“Let me put it like this, paradoxically – the perishable is more enduring, precisely because of its death, than that which is imperishable and cannot reproduce itself.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Физика на тъгата

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 339374 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Serbian Book Club — 1588 members — last activity Jul 22, 2026 03:20PM
Serbian bookclub is for readers from Serbia or those interested in Serbia and Serbian literature.

Yugoslav Literature — 280 members — last activity Jul 31, 2026 12:55AM
For fans of literature from countries of the former Yugoslavia, regardless of the period when it was written.

First Page of Your Book. — 19 members — last activity Aug 19, 2014 04:20AM
First pages are important. I would like to see the first page of YOUR book. Readers can discuss what they think are great first pages and not so great ...more

British Literature — 205 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 06:58PM
For all those who love anything that is either written about and/or by authors from the British Isles.

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