Books Quote by Mihály Hevesi

I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.

— Bayard Taylor

Foreign-language books are sometimes more beautiful when you can't tell what's being said. It's like you ruin it by reading.

— Craig Thompson

“If the reader needs a dictionary to read your book then the dictionary may turn out to be a more interesting read.”

— Ken Scott

“You don’t want to lose the foreign feel of a book entirely, but for me the prime requisite is to get it sounding good…

— Anthea Bell

language is magical - it's a form of conjuring. If you do it convincingly, readers will follow you.

— Ruth Ozeki

“I believe language is infinitely malleable, a live being in our hands, which deserves our great respect and curiosity”

— Brian Kiteley

“This is the difficulty with learning a language: not always knowing if words contain more than they say.”

— Joan Barfoot

More and more the writer is aware of an international community of readers for whom dense language use and frequent local references are a…

— Tim Parks

“languages. Notice how they almost make sense, some of them.’ ‘Yes, and that’s”

— Vernor Vinge

“Language is evidently one of the principle instruments or helps of thought; and any imperfection in the instrument, or in the mode of employing…

— John Stuart Mill

“... Foreign languages are the true keys to unlocking the doors of the world.” -49”

— Ahmad Fuadi

“I have heard no word of my own language; I am rendered dumb.”

— David Malouf