Appreciate Quote by Heinrich Boll

The writing I do makes great demands on translators.

— W. G. Sebald

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

— Adam Morris

It has to be said that one of the most impressive aspects of the parliament are the brilliant unsung translators, who ensure that whatever…

— Claire Fox

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

— Juan Gabriel

I tend to be kind of literal about translation. I think it's important to present the writer as closely as possible.

— Ann Goldstein

“The translator's task is essentially a difficult and often a thankless one. He is severely criticized if he makes a mistake, but only faintly…

— Eugene A. Nida

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

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

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

— Jorge Amado

“All I require of a translator is that he or she be a more gifted writer than I am, and in at least two…

— Kurt Vonnegut

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

I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge.

— Iris Murdoch