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On translation:

“Pevear, who is sometimes drawn into the online jousting, never apologizes for erring on the side of the unfamiliar sounding over muting the original. ... She read our samples and said, You can’t do it.” —Larissa Volokhonsky and Richard Pevear

“Being translated is an experience that is even more important than translating. You are naked, in a form of nudity, in front of your language.” —Antonella Anedda

“Translation is for me the deepest form of reading and at the same time the riskiest, implying the greatest responsibility.” —Antonella Anedda

“Translation isn’t some weakly technical craft. It’s a deeply human activity.” —Peter Cole

“Translating can be quite a lonely occupation, although not as lonely as being a writer—because you do at least have the text to keep you company.” —Margaret Jull Costa

“If I were a prescriptive person, I couldn’t be a translator. There’s at least as much self-denial in translating as there is indulgence.” —Michael Hofmann