"What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Idra Novey

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Translators Quotes

“What were you doing with her?" I ask quietly. "Apart from questioning her about your whereabouts, I was listening to the most intriguing story about my life moonlighting as a kidnapper.”
“I feel like I'm more of a physical actor than a voice actor.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“A poet must sing for his own people.”

Source : Edmund Clarence Stedman (1903). “Victorian Poets: Revised and Extended by a Supplementary Chapter, to the Fiftieth Year of the Period Under Review”
“Some people read books for fun.”
“Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little hurts of life.”
“The cross is the only ladder high enough to touch Heaven's threshold.”
“You don't want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.”
“Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.”

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