Impressive Quote by C. Wright Mills

Of course we may have any number of translations of a given text - the more the better, really.

— Lydia Davis

Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain.

— David Bellos

The English book world is relatively closed to translation, so only a small amount of foreign language work can come in.

— Olga Tokarczuk

The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless…

— Anonymous

“If I could communicate only by words on a page, how much more satisfactory I would be!”

— Lynn Barber

What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator.

— Idra Novey

“Just like money, we take writing for granted. Everybody reads and writes. No big deal. Actually, though, only a few hundred of the six…

— Mark David Ledbetter

Translating is writing.

— Marguerite Yourcenar

I think there are a lot of writers who would never have an opportunity to make their work. Some presses rely heavily on the…

— Kimberly Peirce

“To translate a text is to be conducted into its mysteries in a way that no mere act of reading—however conscientious or frequent—makes possible.…

— David Bentley Hart

I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.

— W. G. Sebald

I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing.

— Nancy Mitford