Lovers' language, give me an exact and poetic comparison to say what those eyes of Capitu were like. No image comes to mind that doesn't offend against the rules of good style, to say what they were and what they did to me. Undertow eyes? Why not? Undertow. That's the notion that the new expression … Continue reading Quote for Today: Machado de Assis
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Quote for Today: Kamand Kojouri
We are told that in translation there is no such thing as equivalence. Many times the translator reaches a fork in the translating road where they must make a choice in the interpretation of a word. And each time they make one of these choices, they are taken further from the truth. But what we … Continue reading Quote for Today: Kamand Kojouri
Quote for Today: Karen Marie Moning
When anything is possible, how do you choose? ―Karen Marie Moning, Shadowfever Image: Writer's Block I © Drew Coffman with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Eudora Welty
Gardening is akin to writing stories. No experience could have taught me more about grief or flowers, about achieving survival by going, your fingers in the ground, the limit of physical exhaustion. --Eudora Welty Image: Dirty Hands © Ciaran McGuiggan with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Criss Jami
There is a master way with words which is not learned but is instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing, a silent man, when given a piece of paper... ―Criss Jami, Venus in Arms Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Brian Selznick
"Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason?" he asked Isabelle. "They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the time, like clocks, or to fill you with wonder like the automaton. Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because … Continue reading Quote for Today: Brian Selznick
Quote for Today: Lao Tzu
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. --Lao Tzu
