Top 22 Quotes by Tea Obreht

About Tea Obreht

These are some quotes by Serbian author Tea Obreht Novelist, who was born on September 30, 1985.

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

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

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

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

Tea Obreht

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

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

Tea Obreht

For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.

For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.

Tea Obreht

When I hit a block, regardless of what I am writing, what the subject matter is, or what's going on in the plot, I go back and I read Pablo Neruda's poetry. I don't actually speak Spanish, so I read it translation. But I always go back to Neruda. I don't know why, but it calms me, calms my brain.

Tea Obreht

Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.

Tea Obreht

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.

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.

Tea Obreht

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

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

Tea Obreht

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

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

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.

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

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