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Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: At the end of the day, it's about

At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure

I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me! — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald

In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: She'll have a time with that baby and

She'll have a time with that baby and only a tiger for a husband. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: A family has its own rituals and its

A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: Wash the bones, bring the body, leave the

Wash the bones, bring the body, leave the heart behind. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I felt my voice had fallen through and

I felt my voice had fallen through and through me, and I couldn't summon it back to tell him or myself anything at all. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: When you're in a place, the details you

When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: These stories run like secret rivers through all

These stories run like secret rivers through all the other stories of his life. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: The best fiction stays with you and changes

The best fiction stays with you and changes you. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: We're all entitled to our superstitions.

We're all entitled to our superstitions. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: In the end, all you want is someone

In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to

My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I started to feel that nagging sense of

I started to feel that nagging sense of shame again, an acute awareness of my own inability to share in his [my grandfather's] optimism. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I am very interested in place, and the

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: My mother always says that fear and pain

My mother always says that fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone we're left with the concept, but not the true memory. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: Years of fighting, andm before that, a lifetime

Years of fighting, andm before that, a lifetime on the cusp of it. Conflict we didn't understand ... had been at the center of everything. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade

I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I've always written about animals. I'm still trying

I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I think the mythology of death really ran

I think the mythology of death really ran away with me when I was very young. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: Come on, is your heart a sponge or

Come on, is your heart a sponge or a fist? — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: Death should be celebrated ... when you put

Death should be celebrated ... when you put something in the ground you always know where it is — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these

I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: My grandfather and I were very close.

My grandfather and I were very close. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: My road to publishing actually came through a

My road to publishing actually came through a colleague who connected me to my agent, and the faculty at Cornell was very supportive. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: It is as if, having stepped into a

It is as if, having stepped into a room, a man can no longer see the door through which he has come, and so cannot leave. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: Grandfather recently died. He died alone on a

Grandfather recently died. He died alone on a trip away from home in a town where no one expected him to be — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: What inspires me most to write is the

What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: In the mess of moving from place to

In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year. — Tea Obreht

Tea Obreht Quotes By Tea Obreht: We were seventeen, furious at everything because we

We were seventeen, furious at everything because we didn't know what else to do with the fact that the war was over. — Tea Obreht