“The love of literature, of language, of the mystery of the mind and heart showing themselves in the minute, strange, and unexpected combinations of letters and words, in the blackest and coldest print—the love which he had hidden as if it were illicit and dangerous, he began to display, tentatively at first, and then boldly, and then proudly.”
― Stoner
― Stoner
“As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.”
― Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World
― Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World
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