"The best translators slip into the glove of……" — Alma Guillermoprieto
"The best translators slip into the glove of a text and then turn it inside out into another language, and the whole thing comes out looking like a brand-new glove again. I'm completely in awe of this skill, since I happen to be both bilingual and a writer, but nevertheless a lousy translator."
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Alma Guillermoprieto
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22 Quotes by Alma Guillermoprieto
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I may not have a practical mind, but it's very fixated on concrete things. I like detail.
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Talking in one language and talking in another, I think inevitably, produce two different personalities, as far as I've seen…
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There is no point to samba if it doesn't make you smile.
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