Psychology Quote by Neal Stephenson

To have the translator be a figure in the book's presentation seems like a big thing, especially for a book that's really popular.

— Ann Goldstein

It is only logical for the translator to become a part of the world of the author.

— Ventseslav Konstantinov

Translation from one language to another is like viewing a piece of tapestry on the wrong side where though the figures are distinguishable yet…

— Miguel de Cervantes

“All translations are made up" opined Vikram, "Languages are different for a reason. You can't move ideas between them without losing something”

— G. Willow Wilson

“Similarly, Haynes (1998, viii) notes that many professional translators, and their organizations, remain remarkably uninformed with regards to the progress made in translation technology.…

— Lynne Bowker

“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

“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

“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

When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.

— Etgar Keret

The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.

— Yann Martel

If a translation doesn't have obvious writing problems, it may seem quite all right at first glance. We readers, after all, quickly adapt to…

— Lydia Davis

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.

— Tom Clancy