"English can be tricky because there are so many false cognates, but sometimes, as long the idea conveyed is not wrong, these false cognates can themselves offer synonyms or lead to a better alternative word or phrase in translation."

--

Source : Source: therumpus.net

Adam Morris

#Long Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Tricky Quotes

“The mania is like wasps under the skin, like my head's going to explode with ideas.”
“We shall find the abstract equivalent for all forms & elements in the universe, then we shall combine them in sculptural constructions according to the mood of our inspiration.”
“A poem is an invocation, rebellious return to the blessedness of beginning again, wandering free in pure process of forgetting and finding.”

Source : Susan Howe (2007). “My Emily Dickinson”, p.98, New Directions Publishing
“Though the singer is silentâ€¦there is still the truth of the song.”
“The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out... and do it.”
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools againâ€”to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.”
“All businesses require capital, management and labor, and business executives, wanting to grow and maintain profitable enterprises, have a strong incentive to keep costs, including labor, as low as possible.”
“I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody.”

You may also like:

Mark Billingham
Novelist