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> [I meditate not to escape the world but instead to be completely present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-meditate-not-to-escape-the-world-but-instead-to-be-completely/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

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## More by Joe Sacco

> [I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-don-t-like-just-traveling-in-for-a-short-time-i-ve-done-that-before/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [“The journalist must strive to find out what is going on and tell it, not neuter the truth in the name of equal time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/the-journalist-must-strive-to-find-out-what-is-going-on-and-tell-it/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites of a city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-don-t-often-go-to-a-place-just-to-check-out-all-the-cultural-sites/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-d-rather-go-to-a-place-and-spend-a-couple-of-months-get-to-know-it/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [“Make no mistake, everywhere you go, not just in Marvel Comics, there's parallel universes...Here? On the surface streets: traffic, couples in love, falafel-to-go, tourists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/make-no-mistake-everywhere-you-go-not-just-in-marvel-comics-there-s/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [Don't let your excuses stand in the way of achieving your dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/don-t-let-your-excuses-stand-in-the-way-of-achieving-your-dreams/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-try-to-ask-visual-questions-i-ll-ask-what-someone-was-wearing-if/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [“A boy standing in the rain, and what is he thinking?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/a-boy-standing-in-the-rain-and-what-is-he-thinking/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-m-not-a-good-tourist-i-don-t-like-tourism/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [What is it you want? My reply, I want what I have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/what-is-it-you-want-my-reply-i-want-what-i-have/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [When I went to Bosnia, I was there to tell someone else's story and I was more methodical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/when-i-went-to-bosnia-i-was-there-to-tell-someone-else-s-story-and-i/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [“What becomes of someone who thinks he has all the power... and what becomes of someone who believes he has none?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/what-becomes-of-someone-who-thinks-he-has-all-the-power-and-what/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [Nothing is quite as satisfying and exhausting as teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/nothing-is-quite-as-satisfying-and-exhausting-as-teaching/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/i-think-i-m-generally-a-good-listener-anyway/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

> [There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-sacco/there-s-probably-one-more-story-about-bosnia-that-i-d-like-to-do/)

[Joe Sacco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-sacco/)

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