The fatal mistake we make is looking for a paradise that endures...This obsession with what lasts causes us to overlook many a fleeting paradise.

- Andreï Makine

The translator of prose is the slave of the author, and the translator of poetry is his rival.

- Andreï Makine

...she studies to be equal in a world that is no longer surprised at anything

- Andreï Makine

People speak because they are afraid of silence. They speak mechanically whether aloud or to themselves. They are intoxicated by this vocal gruel tha…

- Andreï Makine