Language Quote by George Steiner

Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to…

— Italo Calvino

Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture.

— Anthony Burgess

It is only logical for the translator to become a part of the world of the author.

— Ventseslav Konstantinov

All language is but a poor translation.

— Franz Kafka

The world cannot be translated; It can only be dreamed of and touched.

— Dejan Stojanovic

Only where there is language is there world.

— Adrienne Rich

The practice of translation rests on two presuppositions. The first is that we are all different: we speak different tongues, and see the world…

— David Bellos

It might be inevitable that we have to confront the idea that our destiny is to be one world with one language.

— Mark Pagel

Translation is a disturbing craft because there is precious little certainty about what we are doing, which makes it so difficult in this age…

— Gregory Rabassa

The world speaks of holy things in the only language it knows, which is worldly language.

— Frederick Buechner

“As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.”

— Nataly Kelly

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

— David G. Benner