Quotes about Translations

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Never trust the translation or interpretation of something without first trusting its interpreter. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Sometimes when a father has an ugly, loutish son, the love he bears him so blindfolds his eyes that he does not see his — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
I love these words that just can't be translated from language to language. They seem dignified, grounded, battling agai — Olivier Magny
Translating from #cat is easy - you just ignore everything, then you decide what you want it to have said, thought, or w — Will Advise, Nothing is here...
All translations are made up" opined Vikram, "Languages are different for a reason. You can't move ideas between them wi — G. Willow Wilson, Alif the Unseen
The problem with a “free” translation, on the other hand, especially for study purposes, is that the translator updates — Gordon D. Fee, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
There were no oceans on Oasis, no large bodies of water, and presumably no fish. He wondered whether this would cause co — Michel Faber, The Book of Strange New Things
Had I known that coffee could taste so good, I would have gotten drunk on it every day. — Rabih Alameddine
The modern cheap and fertile press, with all its translations, has done little to bring us nearer to the heroic writers — Henry David Thoreau, Walden