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David Bellos quotes: No opinions would be worth holding except by those who read works in the original.

No opinions would be worth holding except by those who read works in the original.

David Bellos quotes: The difference between a translation and an original is not of the same order as the difference between powdered and steamed coffee.

The difference between a translation and an original is not of the same order as the difference between powdered and steamed coffee.

David Bellos quotes: Any utterance of more than trivial length has no one translation; all utterances have innumerably many acceptable translations

Any utterance of more than trivial length has no one translation; all utterances have innumerably many acceptable translations

David Bellos quotes: In painting as in prose, a good eye is not enough to tell you whether what you see is real or fake.

In painting as in prose, a good eye is not enough to tell you whether what you see is real or fake.

David Bellos quotes: Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain.

Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain.

David Bellos quotes: I express not the word for the word but the sense for the sense.

I express not the word for the word but the sense for the sense.