Couple Quote by Charles Stross

The best translations are always the ones in the language the author can't read.

— Jorge Amado

Russian is a very deceptive language, because it looks easy at first: it's like setting out for a gentle stroll and realizing that you've…

— Armand Hammer

Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without…

— David Remnick

Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation…

— Lydia Davis

Good translations are one of the vital necessities of our time.

— Lucas Leiva

It's very difficult to write in Russian for someone who has never been schooled in Russian.

— Masha Gessen

I have to admit that I don't even try to speak Russian, though I understand it perfectly. I wouldn't want to insult the language…

— Lana Wood

I speak a little bit of Russian.

— Gabe Polsky

I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations that the…

— Andrew Scott

if you'd teach me to swear in russian, i might have a new appreciation for it

— Richelle Mead

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

— Lydia Davis

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

— Adam Morris