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> [“If you write anything meaningful over there, June, keep it far away from this city. They will turn a story about glue-addicted gypsy children in the Balkans into an animated musical about a tribe of pixie-sized fairy-dust-loving flamenco dancers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/if-you-write-anything-meaningful-over-there-june-keep-it-far-away/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/annie-ward-41753_balkans_if-you-write-anything-meaningful-over-th_394837.jpg)

> [“Ethan was American, and so had a great capacity for indignation, forgiveness, and a firm belief in the powers of individual action. The Balkan people were not like that. They had failed, they had faltered, and they had been mistreated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/ethan-was-american-and-so-had-a-great-capacity-for-indignation/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

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## More by Annie Ward

> [“I really hope there is a language barrier thing going on here.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/i-really-hope-there-is-a-language-barrier-thing-going-on-here/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“I just wish the people in this country would start wearing some brighter colors. It's so goddamn depressing here.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/i-just-wish-the-people-in-this-country-would-start-wearing-some/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“Bulgaria has many secrets, many layers. The people do not give out information so easy. To understand Bulgaria, you must live here a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/bulgaria-has-many-secrets-many-layers-the-people-do-not-give-out/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“If you write anything meaningful over there, June, keep it far away from this city. They will turn a story about glue-addicted gypsy children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/if-you-write-anything-meaningful-over-there-june-keep-it-far-away/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“Ethan was American, and so had a great capacity for indignation, forgiveness, and a firm belief in the powers of individual action. The Balkan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/ethan-was-american-and-so-had-a-great-capacity-for-indignation/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“Amazing that you can get a cappuccino at a gas station in L.A. at four in the morning and you can't buy a stamp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/amazing-that-you-can-get-a-cappuccino-at-a-gas-station-in-l-a-at-four/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“Forty-five years, these people were provided for. Not with much, you understand, but there weren't beggars in the streets or homeless people. Now everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/forty-five-years-these-people-were-provided-for-not-with-much-you/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“It's a tradition to drink rakia with snacks. Not like the Russians, you know, who just drink to get drunk. I like a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/it-s-a-tradition-to-drink-rakia-with-snacks-not-like-the-russians-you/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“I feel more like I am in the Middle East than in any recognizable part of Europe. There really are wild dogs everywhere, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/i-feel-more-like-i-am-in-the-middle-east-than-in-any-recognizable/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

> [“She's American. She shows her emotions, doesn't hide them and tell you what you want to hear. She behaves genuinely and impulsively. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-ward/she-s-american-she-shows-her-emotions-doesn-t-hide-them-and-tell-you/)

[Annie Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-ward/)

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