Britain Quote by William Golding

“You speak English beautifully, which means you can't be English.”

— Robert Aickman

“All I require of a translator is that he or she be a more gifted writer than I am, and in at least two…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Indeed, in many respects, she was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with…

— Oscar Wilde

“There is no understanding Englishness without understanding its imperial and colonial dimensions.”

— Stuart Hall

It has to be said that one of the most impressive aspects of the parliament are the brilliant unsung translators, who ensure that whatever…

— Claire Fox

“English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Class was what formed you, but didn’t travel to other cultures – it became invisible abroad. In foreign places, you were singled out by…

— Amit Chaudhuri

“It is a noteworthy feature of 20C culture that for the first time in over a thousand years its educated class is not expected…

— Jacques Barzun

“The translator's task is essentially a difficult and often a thankless one. He is severely criticized if he makes a mistake, but only faintly…

— Eugene A. Nida

“Not everyone who knows how to write can be a writer. Not everyone who knows two languages can be a translator.”

— Nataly Kelly

“While English is an international language, the Art language is the universal one.”

— Sabina Hassan

“HOSTESS. Oh, nonsense! She speaks English perfectly. NEPOMMUCK. Too perfectly. Can you shew me any English woman who speaks English as it should be…

— George Bernard Shaw