Always Quote by Jorge Amado Download Open image “The best translations are always the ones in the language the author can't read.” — Jorge Amado ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Always Author Best Books Language Read
I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation. — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but… — Gregory Rabassa Copy Share Image
What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
When we translate, we always to some extent betray the text we are translating. That is why translation is so hard and thankless. All… — Jay L. Garfield Copy Share Image
It is neither the best nor the worst things in a book that defy translation. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A satisfactory translation is not always possible, but a good translator is never satisfied with it. It can usually be improved. (Newmark) — Peter Newmark Copy Share Image
I tend to be kind of literal about translation. I think it's important to present the writer as closely as possible. — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
“It is the nature of languages that a pretty translation is not accurate, and an accurate translation finds its own beauty without help.” — Fraus-Dolus Copy Share Image
I guess the toughest things in translations are word play, which can never be reproduced exactly. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
It is only logical for the translator to become a part of the world of the author. — Ventseslav Konstantinov Copy Share Image
...it is a very risky thing for anyone to go about proclaiming the truth simply because he finds himself in possession of concrete documentary… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“The devil has taken possession of everybody in Ilhéus. All they think about is money and bigness. They’re on the road to hell. Things… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“Does truth lie in the everyday events, the daily incidents, in the pettiness and vulgarity most people’s lives are compounded of, or does the… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
He owned a whole world full of memories, of lovely moments relived and happy recollections. I'm not saying he was happy or that he… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
I believe that she has the kind of magic that causes revolutions and promotes great discoveries. There’s nothing I enjoy more than to observe… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“A morte apaga, com sua mão de ausência, as manchas do passado e a memória do morto fulge como diamante” — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“He wanted her to be as well dressed as the richest lady in Ilhéus; fine clothes would erase her past and hide the stove… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
It's always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months. — William Regal Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement. — Austin Rivers Copy Share Image
There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans… — Andy Muschietti Copy Share Image
It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into the editing… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
I always watch my matches back 100 times afterwards because that's how I improve. This is something I've always done, even in NXT. — Mandy Rose Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
