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“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
― The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
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“Writers make national literature, while translators make universal literature.”
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“Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.”
― Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
― Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
“Translation is not a matter of words only; it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture.”
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GTE’s 2025 Year in Books
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