Asks Quote by Peter Menzel

I never used a translator, never thought that the journalists might not understand.

— Park Yeon-mi

“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

Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to…

— Italo Calvino

Now, every organization has to have a translator for the Hispanics on the teams, and that helps a lot.

— Carlos Ruiz

A translator is to be like his author; it is not his business to excel him.

— Samuel Johnson

Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture.

— Anthony Burgess

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

I've been working a lot with identity and roots, being part of your roots. I went into this topic where I was trying to…

— eL Seed

Above all, translators must be native speakers. It’s not because they speak the language better – I understand that sometimes a foreigner can learn…

— Sergei Lukyanenko

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

Best translator is one who translates somebodys silence

— Se7en