“Where do nations begin? In airport lounges, of course. You see them arriving, soul by soul, in pre-activation mode. They step into no man's land, with only their passports to hold onto, and follow the signs to the departure gate.… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“...dancing with someone who is causing you pain is a bit like trying to smile while having a tooth extracted.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“...what exactly is there in human existence that can lure you away from pleasure: peace of mind, a walk by the sea, moderation?” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“I managed to convince myself that I’d left Bulgaria behind for good. I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“I left Bulgaria when I was a seventeen-year-old East European, and I am now, by all appearances, a 32-year-old ‘global soul’. But everybody needs… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“Something must be done!’ ‘It’s because you don’t live here,’ Blago snorted. ‘You still believe in justice.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“I chose to see emigration and globe-trotting as an escape, not as a loss. Nowhere to call home? No problem, the world is my… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“History is written by the victors, they say, but it seems to me that history is written above all by those who weren’t there,… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“People die crossing borders, and sometimes just being near them. The lucky ones are reborn on the other side.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“It’s precisely when you have lost your roots that everywhere you go matters hugely.” — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“It’s funny,’ Rado says, ‘I can only be Bulgarian when I’m in France. Here, I’m semi-French. Everything is funny and bizarre, and I laugh… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
“Traveling around the country where you grew up , lost some of your virginity and a few of your illusions, acquired some lasting neuroses,… — Kapka Kassabova Copy Share Image
![“It’s funny,’ Rado says, ‘I can only be Bulgarian when I’m in France. Here, I’m semi-French. Everything is funny and bizarre, and I laugh like someone watching a Beckett play. Except I am a Frenchman with Bulgarian memories. […] But I’ll never be one of them. Ah, the filthy French!” quote by Kapka Kassabova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bbd/kapka-kassabova-25439_quote_it-s-funny-rado-says-i-can-only-be-bulga_1036017.jpg)
