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God is holding you in His heart, right at this very moment. It's a fact that can make you feel so small yet so big at the same time.

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I tend to be kind of literal about translation. I think it's important to present the writer as closely as possible.

Be Kind, Closely, Important, Literal, Think, Thinking
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As the writer, you can choose the word that seems best in terms of meaning, nuance, sound, etc. As the translator you are unlikely to find a word in your language that exactly matches, so that you are always making a decision about which meaning or nuance to choose, or emphasize, over the others.

Decision, Nuance, Sound, Terms, Unlikely

Primo Levi's - I mean, he's a very different kind of writer. He's a much more formal writer. He's a much more -almost detached. I mean, I wouldn't really say that he's detached ultimately. But he does write as a scientist, and so he describes things very - in great detail, very carefully.

Details, Formal, Kind, Mean, Ultimately, Writing

I always hesitate to say that something is lifelike.

Hesitate, Say, Lifelike

I have very strict rules in my head that seem to me to be the way things should sound.

Head, Rules, Sound, Strict, Things, Way

The truth is, just to hear other people speaking Italian is really worth it. It keeps the sound in your ear.

Ear, Italian, People, Sound, Truth
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