"The translator constantly learns new things about himself."

--

Source : "From Bach to Kafka, or... about Temptation". Interview with Emil Bassat, Sofia News, May 30, 1984.

Ventseslav Konstantinov

#Translators Quotes

“I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.”
“True fragrance speaks for itself. It does not require to be pointed out by the bearer.”
“In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”
“When you have no real power, go public - really public. The public is where the real power is.”
“Most artists I know are private, and quiet folks who often spend most of their days alone in a studio.”

Source : "Helping Students Make Friends". Interview with Brian Smith, www.scholastic.com. August 25, 2014.
“Laughter not only makes the journey endurable and even enjoyable, it also helps keep us healthy.... Be like a child: learn to laugh more!”
“I was sitting in a chair in the patent office at Bern when all of a sudden a thought occurred to me: "If a person falls freely he will not feel his own weight." I was startled. This simple thought made a deep impression on me. It impelled me toward a theory of gravitation.”
“Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.”

You may also like: