At the end of the day, despite all the other great things that literature does in society and in a person's life,… — Tea Obreht Books Copy Share Image
Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one… — Tea Obreht Age Copy Share Image
“Grandfather recently died. He died alone on a trip away from home in a town where no one expected him to be” — Tea Obreht Compelling-first-words Copy Share Image
Kelly Link's prose is conveyed in details so startling and fine that you work up a sweat just waiting for the next… — Tea Obreht Crave Copy Share Image
When your fight has purpose—to free you from something, to interfere on the behalf of an innocent—it has a hope of finality.… — Tea Obreht Attachment Copy Share Image
Suddenness," he says. " You do not prepare, you do not explain, you do not apologize. Suddenly, you go. And with you,… — Tea Obreht Apologizing Copy Share Image
In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers. — Tea Obreht Grandfather Copy Share Image
death should be celebrated...when you put something in the ground you always know where it is — Tea Obreht Death Copy Share Image
“She'll have a time with that baby and only a tiger for a husband.” — Téa Obreht Marriage Copy Share Image
In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year. — Tea Obreht Grades Copy Share Image
