Books Quote by Andre Naffis-Sahely

I have a tendency to trust translators, mainly because nobody does it for the money.

— Juan Gabriel

The best translators slip into the glove of a text and then turn it inside out into another language, and the whole thing comes…

— Alma Guillermoprieto

I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators.

— Ishaan Khatter

The writing I do makes great demands on translators.

— W. G. Sebald

Translators have to prove to themselves as to others that they are in control of what they do; that they do not just translate…

— Mona Baker

“Similarly, Haynes (1998, viii) notes that many professional translators, and their organizations, remain remarkably uninformed with regards to the progress made in translation technology.…

— Lynne Bowker

When a translator translates my book, it is no longer just my book. It is the translator's book, too. So the book in another…

— Sam Lipsyte

I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation.

— Adam Morris

A translator is to be like his author; it is not his business to excel him.

— Samuel Johnson

Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good.

— Etgar Keret

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 so much…

— Idra Novey

I only translate authors whose work already interests me as a reader, and that's a decision I make based on multiple encounters with an…

— Adam Morris