The best translations are always the ones in the language the author can't read. Votes: 2
Jorge AmadoEvery language is a world. Without translation, we would inhabit parishes bordering on silence. Votes: 2
George SteinerHome to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Votes: 2
Nawal El SaadawiWhen one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language. Votes: 2
John DonneThe art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own. Votes: 0
Ned RoremMusic does not need language of words for it has movements of dance to do its translation. Votes: 0
Shah Asad RizviMusic does not need the language of words for it has movements of dance to do its translation. Votes: 0
Shah Asad RizviWe can write the new chapters in a visual language whose prose and poetry will need no translation. Votes: 0
Ernst HaasMathematics to me is like a language I donât speak though I admire its literature in translation. Votes: 0
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