Kafka Quote by Brandt Legg

All language is but a poor translation.

— Franz Kafka

“silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation.”

— David G. Benner

“Kafka said, A book must be an axe for the frozen sea inside us, which sounds great, but what good is an axe against…

— Matt Rasmussen

A lot of the stuff Kafka said he thought was hilariously funny.

— Margaret Atwood

“The three of them knew it. She was Kafka’s mistress. Kafka had dreamt her. The three of them knew it. He was Kafka’s friend.…

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Living as he now lived was like reading a good book in a poor translation...”

— Henry James

silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

— Rumi

“Language is a poor thing. You fill your lungs with wind and shake a little slit in your throat, and make mouths, and that…

— George du Maurier

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

— Caitlín R. Kiernan

“Living as he now lived was like reading a good book in a poor translation – a meagre entertainment for a young man who…

— Henry James

“skill-building” approaches, which feature explicit instruction in the formal aspects of language, have a poor record of success. Hence the dismal results of most…

— James Crawford

“Kafka: ‘We ought to read only the kind of books that would stab us.’” “Writing”

— Brandt Legg