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“The best thing on translation was said by Cervantes: translation is the other side of a tapestry.”

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Italian writer known for his political novels and critical commentary. Born on January 8, 1921, and died on November 20, 1989, Sciascia's works often focused on power, corruption, and social injustice. more

“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”

People Ifs Art Said Matter Done Wisdom Language Justice Moral Remains Confusion Helpless Undone

Author:Confucius

“There's an aspect of human nature in which we want to think we're better than somebody else. They're a different color. They speak a different language. They have a different name for the Creator. Whatever it is, that makes it okay for me to hate them, to try to get some of their land or some of their resources.”

Thinking Want Trying Humans Different Hate Names Speak Language Land Human Nature Color Resources Aspect Okay Creator Different Languages Different Colors Different Names

Author:John Denver

“Every individual is at once the beneficiary and the victim of the linguistic tradition into which he has been born.”

Has Beens Individual Language Born Tradition Victim Beneficiaries Doors Of Perception

Book:The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

Source: The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

“Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.”

Has Beens Able Language Levels Thanks Demon English Language Rise Above Brutes Language Words

Book:Complete Essays: 1939-1956

Source: Complete Essays: 1939-1956

“You know, I have a lot of books on my iPad, but when I try to read them, I find myself wandering off to play games. Those are books I'm interested in. I can't imagine what would have happened to me in college if my biology class had been on the same computer as "Words With Friends" and "Doom."”

Ifs Knows Trying I Can Book Play Games Class Imagine Happened College Computer Wander Biology Doom Ipads Words With Friends

Author:Gail Collins

“Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.”

Ideas Language Skins Native Native Language

Book:The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing

Source: The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing

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