Small is beautiful. To reklo mi v spomin vsakič znova prikliče mojo ljubljeno Slovenijo: tako majhna in tako lepa dežela, tako 'majhen' in tako lep jezik. Jezik, ki sem ga prvič slišala v zibelki: ...zven, glasovi, melodičnost samoglasnikov in soglasnikov (še posebej soglasnikov) v blaženosti brezkrajne čutnosti.
The following pattern is suggested by a survey of the changing position and reputation of Slovenian literary translation alongside native Slovenian literature during their coexistence from their ...beginnings in the mid-16th century to the end of the 20th century: