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

I recognized him then; that is, I finally comprehended what I had known but had never been able to formulate: he had always been complete. He had finished the work of becoming himself, long before any of us could even imagine such a feat was possible.

Lord, why did you leave me in these woods?

I don't think that everyone should have a philosophical answer to any given question. There are things that need to be done.

God knows our despair. God wants His chosen people to live in peace. God loves life, cares less about death. We need to live. I want to live, I want my children to live. Everyone I know wants to live. You have to ask yourself what is more important to you, life is death. What is this world about - life or death?

I am a writer, which means I write stories, I write novels, and I would write poetry if I knew how to. I don't want to limit myself.

The perfect borscht is what life should be but never is.