End time Quote by Corinne McKay

“Most translators, even if they work 40 hours a week or more, live a very self-directed lifestyle and can tailor their work day around…

— Corinne McKay

A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and…

— Edward Sapir

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

I've heard of translators collaborating closely with their authors, sometimes even living with them for a while, but that's not me.

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

Translators are the shadow heroes of literature, the often forgotten instruments that make it possible for different cultures to talk to one another, who…

— Paul Auster

“Translators need a lot of skills besides fluency in at least two languages; translators need to be excellent writers in their native language and…

— Corinne McKay

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

— Juan Gabriel

“So many people consider their work a daily punishment. Whereas I love my work as a translator. Translation is a journey over a sea…

— Amara Lakhous

General editors' preface The growth of translation studies as a separate discipline is a success story of the 1980s. The subject has developed in…

— Lawrence Venuti

“Translation work involves knowing not just the structure of the language to be translated, but the cultural framework that surrounds it.”

— Corinne McKay

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