What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the… — Jonathan Miller Copy Share Image
“Literary translation is not merely an act of picking words from one language and keeping it by dipping in the vessel of… — Suman Pokhrel Copy Share Image
Above all, the translation of books into digital formats means the destruction of boundaries. Bound, printed texts are discrete objects: immutable, individual,… — Tom Chatfield Copy Share Image
In the language of politics, there is only one translation for the phrase 'hope and change,' to wit: 'big, fat government.' — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Du skal bare huske at det ikke er en perfekt krig i en perfekt verden.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“Less doth yearning trouble him who knoweth many songs, or with his hands can touch the harp: his possession is his gift… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“it is better to have red a great work of another culture in translation than never to have read it at all.” — Henry Gratton Doyle Copy Share Image
“And on the subject of naming animals, can I just say how happy I was to discover that the word yeti, literally… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Beowulf is usually seen as a masculine text, but I think that's somewhat unfair. The poem, while (with one exception) not structured… — Maria Dahvana Headley Copy Share Image
“This is echoed by King-scott (1996, 295), who warns that unless technology-related issues are integrated into translator-training programmes, there is a real… — Lynne Bowker Copy Share Image
“Speaking in Creation's tongues, hearing Creation's voices, the boundary of our soul expands. Earth has many voices. Those who understand that Earth… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Scarlett Johansson was wonderful in 'Lost in Translation,' and then, seemingly within a couple of weeks, she became completely Hollywoodised. I was… — Ian Holm Copy Share Image
“The word 'translation' comes, etymologically, from the Latin for 'bearing across'. Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I love the song 'El Rey.' And for years, I never knew what the song was totally about. It was something new… — George Strait Copy Share Image
“Similarly, Haynes (1998, viii) notes that many professional translators, and their organizations, remain remarkably uninformed with regards to the progress made in… — Lynne Bowker Copy Share Image
“Those who can't, and can't teach, translate. (attrib: F.L. Vanderson)” — Mort W. Lumsden Copy Share Image
“Translating from #cat is easy - you just ignore everything, then you decide what you want it to have said, thought, or… — Will Advise Copy Share Image
Booking.com is one of the biggest translation companies in the world. — Gillian Tans Copy Share Image
I've realized I have to be very careful in what I say. I speak my heart out. Such honesty is not appreciated… — Sonam Kapoor Copy Share Image
