Pista

“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”
― Martha Graham

“كان كل كتاب أقرؤه عالما قائما بذاته ألجأ إليه.”
― Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading

“لذا فإن الترجمة تفتح نوعاً من الكون المتوازي، مكاناً وزماناً آخرين، يبوح فيهما النص بمعان أخرى غير عادية، لكن هذه المعاني لا توجد لها كلمات”
― Alberto Manguel

“We all owe death a life.”
― Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children