Author: Mark Kurlansky

Quotes

I translated an Emile Zola book, 'The Belly of Paris,' because I didn't find an existing translation that captured his sense of humor. Humor is the first victim of translation.

I translated an Emile Zola book, 'The Belly of Paris,' because I didn't find an existing translation that captured his sense of humor. Humor is the first victim of translation.

- Mark Kurlansky

Food is the best way to teach history and geography and most everything else.

Food is the best way to teach history and geography and most everything else.

- Mark Kurlansky

People are always asking me what my favorite food is. I say, 'Food that tells me where I am.'

People are always asking me what my favorite food is. I say, 'Food that tells me where I am.'

- Mark Kurlansky

The impact of the Vietnam War on TV made everyone recognize the importance of visual media.

The impact of the Vietnam War on TV made everyone recognize the importance of visual media.

- Mark Kurlansky

The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems.

The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems.

- Mark Kurlansky

Havana, for all its smells, sweat, crumbling walls, isolation, and difficult history, is the most romantic city in the world.

Havana, for all its smells, sweat, crumbling walls, isolation, and difficult history, is the most romantic city in the world.

- Mark Kurlansky

One of the things I am most proud of is refusing to serve in the military when drafted during the Vietnam War.

One of the things I am most proud of is refusing to serve in the military when drafted during the Vietnam War.

- Mark Kurlansky

When I was 13 or 14, I took this speed-reading course. A lot of the things you do in speed reading you shouldn't do to a good author, but I've been reading really fast ever since.

When I was 13 or 14, I took this speed-reading course. A lot of the things you do in speed reading you shouldn't do to a good author, but I've been reading really fast ever since.

- Mark Kurlansky

It's difficult when you travel around America to get local food; it used to be very easy. You went from town to town and were more in touch with things.

It's difficult when you travel around America to get local food; it used to be very easy. You went from town to town and were more in touch with things.

- Mark Kurlansky

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