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I really don't feel that any of the pieces I wrote were confessions; there are no revelations about secrets in my life, and actually I have nothing to confess and I certainly do not ask for redemption and there is no reward for confessing that I expect.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: About Actually Any Ask Certainly Confess Confessions Expect Feel Life My Life Nothing Pieces Really Redemption Revelations Reward Secrets Were Wrote

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In Bosnian, there's no distinction in literature between fiction and nonfiction; there's no word describing that.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Between Describing Distinction Fiction Literature Nonfiction Word

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I long for, not a writer's retreat - I can write in any situation - but a reader's retreat.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Any Long Reader Retreat Situation Write Writer I Can

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I resist when someone calls me a novelist: it implies some kind of inherent superiority of the novel. I'm not a novelist, I'm a writer.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Calls Implies Inherent Kind Me Novel Novelist Resist Some Someone Superiority Writer

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To me there's no difference between a book of stories and a novel - they're just slightly different shapes.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Between Book Difference Different Just Me No Difference Novel Shapes Slightly Stories

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When we're upset, our vocal cords tighten and we can't speak. And when I lie - well, I can't lie, because the same thing happens - everyone who knows me knows that when I start squeaking, I've started lying.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Because Cords Everyone Happens Knows Lie Lying Me Our Same Same Thing Speak Start Started Thing Tighten Upset Vocal Well Who

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When I found myself in the U.S., and the war was at full swing in Bosnia, I read for survival - it was a means of thought resuscitation.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Bosnia Found Full Means Myself Read Survival Swing Thought War

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New York is the Hollywood of the publishing industry, complete with stars, starlets, suicidal publishers/producers, intrigues, and a lot of money.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Complete Hollywood Industry Intrigues Lot Money New New York Publishing Stars Suicidal York

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I wish I could avoid the people who have threatened me. My favorite threat is that I will be thrown in the River Miljacka, which is at most knee-deep, with my feet bound in cement.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Avoid Bound Cement Could Favorite Feet Me Most People River Threat Threatened Thrown Which Who Will Wish I Wish

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Our daughter was born in Chicago, and she's already showing it. The temperature has to be approaching zero for her to wear a hat.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Approaching Born Chicago Daughter Hat Her Our She Showing Temperature Wear Zero

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Biography

Nationality: Bosniak

Type: Writer

Born: September 9th, 1964

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