"the translator, a lonely sort of acrobat, becomes confused in a labyrinth of paradox, or climbs a pyramid of dependent clauses and has to invent a way down from it in his own language."

-- Lydia Davis

#Lonely Quotes #Confused Quotes #Pyramids Quotes

“She did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them.”
“As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues.”
“It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing.”
“Prayer need not be a burdensome duty. It is meant to be a joyful and creative privilege.”

Source : Hannah Hurnard (2012). “Mountains of Spices”, p.251, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“You are a name, not a number. Never forget that name, whatever they tell you here. You will always be Chayaâ€”lifeâ€”to me.”
“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”
“Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one's belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one's right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.”
“I have good genes. My father is Danish and my mother is Irish and Native American. They both have good skin.”

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