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Fyodor Dostoevsky was once asked why his novels were so incredibly long. He stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied: 'I was paid by the word, and I had gambling debts. Do you know how many synonyms exist for existential despair? I found every single one.'
A Russian translator was asked why he took fifteen years to translate a single novel. He sighed and explained: 'The original author used the word "toska" on page one. I spent the first decade trying to translate it. Then I spent four more years in therapy. The final year I just wrote "melancholy" and moved on. The author's ghost has been passive-aggressively rearranging my bookshelf ever since.'
Fyodor Dostoevsky was once asked why his novels were so incredibly long. He stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied: 'I was paid by the word, and I had gambling debts. Do you know how many synonyms exist for existential despair? I found every single one.'
A Russian translator was asked why he took fifteen years to translate a single novel. He sighed and explained: 'The original author used the word "toska" on page one. I spent the first decade trying to translate it. Then I spent four more years in therapy. The final year I just wrote "melancholy" and moved on. The author's ghost has been passive-aggressively rearranging my bookshelf ever since.'
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