
Reading is perception as translation. The inert signs of an alphabet become living meanings in the mind.

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This page presents the quote "Reading is perception as translation. The inert signs of an alphabet become living meanings in the mind.". Author of this quote is Siri Hustvedt. This quote is about perception, reading, alphabet, mind,.