Zitat des Tages von Tea Obreht:
When I hit a block, regardless of what I am writing, what the subject matter is, or what's going on in the plot, I go back and I read Pablo Neruda's poetry. I don't actually speak Spanish, so I read it translation. But I always go back to Neruda. I don't know why, but it calms me, calms my brain.
My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996.
I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.
I think the mythology of death really ran away with me when I was very young.
The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively supportive and always have been of my career.
When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.
I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me!
Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
