"A lot of writers that I know have told me that the first book you write, you write about your childhood, whether you want to or not. It calls you back."

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Source : "Conversation: Tea Obreht, Author of ‘The Tiger’s Wife’". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. April 1, 2011.

Tea Obreht

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Childhood Quotes

“I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have.”
“Imaginary numbers are a fine and wonderful refuge of the divine spirit almost an amphibian between being and non-being.”
“Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.”
“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”
“Since I've grown up I really wanted to be able to create something different. In Persian music, opposite, again, to classical music, that the instrument developed and evolved over, like, hundreds of years, our instrument all remained the same.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God's curriculum.”
“If you wanna be loved, baby, you've got to love me, too. Oh yeah, cause I an't for no one side love affair.”
“Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.”

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