Abdul Hakim Erie Quotes & Sayings

Many a poem is marred by a superfluous word. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Eat more beans to produce more gas. — Evgeni Kostitsyn

Laugh and the world laughs with you! — Grant Morrison

What is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons? — Terry Pratchett

God's ways are higher than our ways not because he is less compassionate than we are but because he is more compassionate than we can ever imagine. — Rachel Held Evans

Agreement in likes and dislikes- this, and this only, is what constitutes true friendship. — Catiline

Intrinsic to the concept of a translator's fidelity to the effect and impact of the original is making the second version of the work as close to the first writer's intention as possible. A good translator's devotion to that goal is unwavering. But what never should be forgotten or overlooked is the obvious fact that what we read in a translation is the translator's writing. The inspiration is the original work, certainly, and thoughtful literary translators approach that work with great deference and respect, but the execution of the book in another language is the task of the translator, and that work should be judged and evaluated on its own terms. Still, most reviewers do not acknowledge the fact of translation except in the most perfunctory way, and a significant majority seem incapable of shedding light on the value of the translation or on how it reflects or illuminates the original. — Edith Grossman

Changes are good for us, but some changes ruins our life as well, so never change for others just change for self. — Debolina