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> [Possibly the best thing about the whole experience is that Kang and I are now really good friends. It's as much of a pleasure and privilege to know her as a person as it is to translate her work. She's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/possibly-the-best-thing-about-the-whole-experience-is-that-kang-and-i/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

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## More by Deborah Smith

> [Happy people look young. You’re really afraid of getting older, aren’t you? You should only be afraid of getting less happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/happy-people-look-young-you-re-really-afraid-of-getting-older-aren-t/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [“I buried my grief for my son, not my memories, but my grief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/i-buried-my-grief-for-my-son-not-my-memories-but-my-grief/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [I read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the London Book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/i-read-the-vegetarian-and-fell-in-love-with-it-a-year-later-i-was/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [A chorus of tough southern belles whispered, You need a loyal husband around here. Loyal to you, loyal to your family, loyal to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/a-chorus-of-tough-southern-belles-whispered-you-need-a-loyal-husband/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [Instead of fearing what might happen if I failed, I should be excited about what could happen if I succeeded!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/instead-of-fearing-what-might-happen-if-i-failed-i-should-be-excited/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [I suspected learning a language would be both useful and enjoyable (I love memorising lists of things), and would get rid of the embarrassment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/i-suspected-learning-a-language-would-be-both-useful-and-enjoyable-i/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [“A vida é fugaz. A vida é preciosa. Temos de gozar cada momento. A sensualidade de respirar, de sentir, de querer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/a-vida-fugaz-a-vida-preciosa-temos-de-gozar-cada-momento-a/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [“The best sex takes us somewhere. Somewhere warm and expansive, a paradise of lust and happiness. Sex is and can be and should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/the-best-sex-takes-us-somewhere-somewhere-warm-and-expansive-a/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [Possibly the best thing about the whole experience is that Kang and I are now really good friends. It's as much of a pleasure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/possibly-the-best-thing-about-the-whole-experience-is-that-kang-and-i/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October and January…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/i-ve-translated-two-of-bae-s-novels-a-greater-music-and-recitation/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [Simon Collinson, of digital publisher Canelo and über-cool Aussie mag The Lifted Brow, is our digital producer; Sarah Shin, Verso's comms director, is helping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/simon-collinson-of-digital-publisher-canelo-and-ber-cool-aussie-mag/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [There's no linear narrative - the structure is more like a series of variations on a theme (how identity is shaped by language), with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/there-s-no-linear-narrative-the-structure-is-more-like-a-series-of/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [There’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always defined you. Frightening, sad, but exhilarating in a poignant way, as well. You’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/there-s-something-very-freeing-about-losing-the-anchors-that-have/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [Plus, publishing's inherent conservatism, means that what little did get through was weighted towards the commercial end of the scale, which is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/plus-publishing-s-inherent-conservatism-means-that-what-little-did/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

> [ Whenever I visit Korea she \[Kang\] buys me lunch and takes me to a gallery. As if all this wasn't enough, she has incredible… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-smith/whenever-i-visit-korea-she-kang-buys-me-lunch-and-takes-me-to-a/)

[Deborah Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-smith/)

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