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> [The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's a reason for so much tragedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/the-clash-of-religion-we-ve-had-to-coexist-for-hundreds-of-years-in/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

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## More by Miroslav Penkov

> [Helpful to me over the years was some of Ernest Hemingway's writing, for example A Farewell to Arms. You have characters who speak Italian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/helpful-to-me-over-the-years-was-some-of-ernest-hemingway-s-writing/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/the-clash-of-religion-we-ve-had-to-coexist-for-hundreds-of-years-in/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I don't find English restrictive, but it brings a level of discipline to my writing that I wouldn't have in Bulgarian. My control of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-don-t-find-english-restrictive-but-it-brings-a-level-of-discipline/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I'm interested in the way our world is defined by language, the living word. How restrained we are by the concept of language, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-m-interested-in-the-way-our-world-is-defined-by-language-the-living/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I have done literary translation because the University of Arkansas, where I did my MFA, was program of creative writing and translation, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-have-done-literary-translation-because-the-university-of-arkansas/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [When I was writing in Bulgarian, I could hide behind beautiful prose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/when-i-was-writing-in-bulgarian-i-could-hide-behind-beautiful-prose/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [“Of course she loved the komita more -- he must have been her sweetheart, her first big love. Most likely, they made plans together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/of-course-she-loved-the-komita-more-he-must-have-been-her-sweetheart/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [“You'll never live to be as old as me,", he said. "Whatever you think of doing, I've already done it. Wherever you think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/you-ll-never-live-to-be-as-old-as-me-he-said-whatever-you-think-of/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I'm a big believer in the collective unconscious. The idea that there is a deep connection between all of us that goes back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-m-a-big-believer-in-the-collective-unconscious-the-idea-that-there/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [One of the things people often say about America is that it's a such a young country, relatively, and its problem - Europeans say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/one-of-the-things-people-often-say-about-america-is-that-it-s-a-such/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [All these wars, all these territories. For example, Macedonia is a disputed territory, and there are people directly to the west of Bulgaria who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/all-these-wars-all-these-territories-for-example-macedonia-is-a/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [The problem is we bear grudges that go a thousand years into the past. Really, I could find people who begrudge the Greeks for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/the-problem-is-we-bear-grudges-that-go-a-thousand-years-into-the-past/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I was really interested in the ritual of fire dancing. I saw it when I was a kid. My parents took me to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-was-really-interested-in-the-ritual-of-fire-dancing-i-saw-it-when-i/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [In Bulgarian I am much more flowery, the sentences are wilder. In English out of necessity I try to be clear and disciplined. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/in-bulgarian-i-am-much-more-flowery-the-sentences-are-wilder-in/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

> [I never wanted to write about Bulgaria. When I was still living there I did my absolute best to never write a story with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-penkov/i-never-wanted-to-write-about-bulgaria-when-i-was-still-living-there/)

[Miroslav Penkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-penkov/)

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