As the writer, you can choose the word that seems best in terms of meaning, nuance, sound, etc. As the translator you… — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
I've never translated more than one book by any author. But I'm fascinated by translators who have, like Richard Zenith, who's translated… — Idra Novey Copy Share Image
Above all, translators must be native speakers. It’s not because they speak the language better – I understand that sometimes a foreigner… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
Translators have to prove to themselves as to others that they are in control of what they do; that they do not… — Mona Baker Copy Share Image
All mankind is one volume. When one man dies, a chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a… — John Donne Copy Share Image
The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
Eve talking to someone on her computer and having trouble with the language translator…"I have two like crimes. Your data and your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that if you are sticking to the text, essentially, you're not trying to write your own version of it. I… — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
Actually, I'm frequently described as the UK's only translator of Korean literature, but even that isn't accurate - Agnita Tennant is UK-based,… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
The translator ... Peculiar outcast, ghost in the world of literature, recreating in another form something already created, creating and not creating,… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
I encourage the translators of my books to take as much license as they feel that they need. This is not quite… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of writers who would never have an opportunity to make their work. Some presses rely heavily… — Kimberly Peirce Copy Share Image
Translation is a kind of transubstantiation; one poem becomes another. You can choose your philosophy of translation just as you choose how… — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
Commemoration of Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922 A memory of yesterday's pleasures, a fear of tomorrow's dangers, a straw… — John Donne Copy Share Image
I think the fact that my parents are still, "Hey, great, that's great!" and not, "We need you to do this and… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
To me a translator is very, very important. If the fixer is also the translator, so much the better. I have known… — Peter Menzel Copy Share Image
When my works are being translated, I always get this question from my translators: Up or down? Which means, should it sound… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Obviously there are many, many ways of being an outsider, but having immigrant parents is one of them. For one thing, it… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
I have a few minor rules for myself but I break them all the time. For example, when translating from Romance languages… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
