Book Quote by 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

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

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

— Samuel Johnson

“Intrinsic to the concept of a translator's fidelity to the effect and impact of the original is making the second version of the work…

— Edith Grossman

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

— Ventseslav Konstantinov

I've never translated more than one book by any author. But I'm fascinated by translators who have, like Richard Zenith, who's translated so much…

— Idra Novey

“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'm a believer in the benefits of translation. It's a necessity and a privilege - it would be awful to be limited to reading…

— Daniel Alarcon

A translator is essentially a reader and we all read differently, except that a translator's reading remains in unchanging print

— Gregory Rabassa

What is the task of the translator? I think the task depends on the book and on the translator.

— Idra Novey

“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

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