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# Jill Ciment

(1955)   Writer   United States

 **4** quotes in **26** categories

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Jill Ciment is a writer from the United States, best known for *The tattoo artist*.

## Quick Facts About Jill Ciment

Born May 20, 1955

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works The tattoo artist

## About Jill Ciment

Jill Ciment is a Canadian-American writer.

## Awards & Honors

Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize Guggenheim Fellowship National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

##  Quotes by Jill Ciment

> [If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/if-you-look-closely-you-ll-find-all-my-lovers-inscribed-on-my-skin/)

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[Looks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/jill-ciment-65675_looks_if-you-look-closely-you-ll-find-all-my-l_603251.png)

> [Waiting for the Electricity is a wildly original and ambitious debut, a novel that tackles cultural clashes with satirical hilarity. I haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/waiting-for-the-electricity-is-a-wildly-original-and-ambitious-debut/)

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[Ambitious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambitious/)

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> [It was as close as I had ever come to having power over someone, and I equated it with love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/it-was-as-close-as-i-had-ever-come-to-having-power-over-someone-and-i/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [“She could stand to think that life’s experiences, good and bad, died with the body, but she couldn’t bear to believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/she-could-stand-to-think-that-life-s-experiences-good-and-bad-died/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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