Randi Mull

“Those unacquainted with any language but their own are generally very exclusive in matters of taste.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahābhārata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

“You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

“How beautiful it was---and how she loved beauty! She had always felt that her sensibility in this direction made up for certain obtuseness of feeling of which she was less proud.”
― Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth

“إنّ الترجمة ضيافة كونية بالمعنى المتعالي: فهي تستمدّ مشروعيتها من "حقّ" العقل الإنساني، ممثَّلا هنا من خلال النصوص "الأجنبية" التي شكّلت ماهية الإنسانية الحالية، في "المرور" في أفق لغتنا ، بمقتضى "حق" المواطنة في العالم، من جهة ما هو "أرض" روحية لا مناص من اقتسامها بسبب أنّها "كرة"، أي دائرة تأويلية مشتركة ومحدودة هي المحيط التاريخاني الوحيد للعقل الإنساني الحالي.”
― مارتن هيدجر