"A translator is essentially a reader and we all read differently, except that a translator's reading remains in unchanging print"

--

Source : Gregory Rabassa (2006). “If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents”, p.89, New Directions Publishing

Gregory Rabassa

#Reading Quotes #Language Quotes #Unchanging Quotes

“I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.”
“I don't like having feelings," Eric said coldly, and he left. That was a tough exit line to top.”
“Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.”
“Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.”
“Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!”
“Wit doesn't make girls pretty.”
“And I have found that when we Catholics, in the spirit of love and charity, declare our faith boldly and with conviction, we are more likely to find kindred spirits. This is how we must comport ourselves if we are to fulfill our Lord's command in the Gospel of John (17:21), Ut unum sint, that all may be one.”
“Sometimes when it rains, it's not that simple, when the sky has reasons to cry.”

Source : "What it Means to be a Human Being". Speech in San Francisco, CA, March 2001.

You may also like: