| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 20f8922 | It touched me to be trusted with something terrible. | dark dracula european fiction historian historical horror moody vampire vlad-the-impaler | Elizabeth Kostova | |
| 6c89548 | Bulgaria, I reflected as I walked back to the hotel, isn't a country; it's a near-death experience. | 1990s adventure bulgaria city-centre country crisis death eastern-europe europe european europeans night-club nightlife post-communist sofia travel | Bill Bryson |