A Gentleman Is Someone Who

I've Translated A Lot Of American Literature Into Japanese, And I Think That What Makes A Good Translator Is, Above All, A Feel For Language And Also A Great Affection For The Work You're Translating. If One Of Those Elements Is Missing The Translation Won't Be Worth Much.

We Heard No Other Sounds. We Met No Other People. We Saw Only Two Bright Red Birds Leap Startled From The Center Of The Meadow And Dart Into The Woods.

You Can Keep As Quiet As You Like, But One Of These Days Somebody Is Going To Find You.

I'm All Alone, But I'm Not Lonely.

The Ground We Stand On Looks Solid Enough, But If Something Happens It Can Drop Right Out From Under You.