Cervantes Quote by Henry Gratton Doyle

“Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much…

— Louis L'Amour

“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

“It is the nature of languages that a pretty translation is not accurate, and an accurate translation finds its own beauty without help.”

— Fraus-Dolus

“As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.”

— Nataly Kelly

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

— Corinne McKay

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

— Jorge Amado

“To read makes our speaking English good.”

— Joss Whedon

“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

“You have to taste a culture to understand it.”

— Anonymous

“It is natural for a translator to be prejudiced in favour of his adopted work. More impartial readers may not be so much struck…

— Horace Walpole

“[reading a work in translation] is like viewing a piece of Flemish tapestry on the wrong side.”

— Cervantes