We're not given the chance to choose absolute truth. Truth's always two-faced. The only thing we have is the right to reject the lie we find most repugnant.
Sergei LukyanenkoA writer who wants to be translated and published abroad faces a very difficult challenge: first of all, he must make sure that his book is cosmopolitan in the best sense of the word, that it is interesting to a global audience. Nobody is going to read about problems that they donโt care about.
Sergei LukyanenkoAbove all, translators must be native speakers. Itโs not because they speak the language better โ I understand that sometimes a foreigner can learn a language better than native speakers. It has more to do with intimate knowledge of the society for which the book is being translated.
Sergei LukyanenkoWhen people love each other, when they find each other out of thousands and millions of people. It's always destiny.
Sergei Lukyanenko