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“My view is that knowing languages is part of the process of becoming a cultured person.”
― Polyglot: How I Learn Languages
― Polyglot: How I Learn Languages
“I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not,except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And then there is the question on which so much depends, of how we react to the damage: whether we admit it or repress it,and how this affects our dealings with others.Some admit the damage, and try to mitigate it;some spend their lives trying to help others who are damaged; and there are those whose main concern is to avoid further damage to themselves, at whatever cost. And those are the ones who are ruthless, and the ones to be careful of.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people.”
― Polyglot: How I Learn Languages
― Polyglot: How I Learn Languages
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
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“People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life. ”
― Blood Memory
― Blood Memory
Japanese Literature
— 5478 members
— last activity Jan 22, 2026 05:07AM
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. This month we have our group read and ...more
楽読会 - Rakudokukai -
— 25 members
— last activity Sep 01, 2016 06:05PM
日本語を勉強しながら、日本語で楽しく読める本を集め紹介しあうグループです。 This group is designed for people learning Japanese who want to read Japanese books for fun.
Victorians!
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— last activity 21 hours, 22 min ago
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
Belgium
— 309 members
— last activity Apr 14, 2016 02:00AM
Where can a man not draw a pipe and make 955 million yen? Where can a lonesome cowboy on the trail of the same four brothers for sixty years earn 4.3 ...more
Foreign Languages
— 135 members
— last activity Mar 06, 2022 08:53AM
A group for language lovers. Also, a nice place to meet new people ^^
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