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“English did not just borrow words from other languages; it was stuffed to the brim with foreign influences, a Frankenstein vernacular. And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”

“…act of translation is then necessarily always an act of betrayal”
wow

“But never forget the audacity of what we are attempting. Never forget that you are defying a curse laid by God.”

bye I love Victoire

Ramy is adorable 🥺