Quotes by : Téa Obreht

It's a sad thing to see, because as far as I know, this man Gavo had done nothing to deserve being shot....

- "I once knew a girl who loved tigers so much she almost became one herself.” Because I am little,....

In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers.

Eventually, my grandfather said: - You must understand, this is one of those moments.- What moments?-....

In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground.

Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be glad it did, and if it does not you will....

My grandfather would pet the dog, and, in a voice that made him sound like some kind of children's program....

Grandfather recently died. He died alone on a trip away from home in a town where no one expected him....

No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to....

Everything necessary to understand my grandfather lies between two stories: the story of the tiger’s....