Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice.
James BuchanThe world survived the fall of the Roman empire and will no doubt outlast our own so much more splendid civilisation.
James BuchanFor 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.
James BuchanLife without oil, in fact, would be so different that it is frightening to contemplate. We are addicted, and it is no comfortable addiction.
James Buchan