Tag Archives: Aleksandar Hemon

Yes, I Believe We’ve Already Met

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

I get a kick out of meeting someone who is a cliché embodied. It produces a pleasant feeling of a world completed, of everything arranging itself without any of my involvement, yet not veering out of control. –Aleksandar Hemon. Nowhere … Continue reading →

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Skip the Map

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

If you find yourself asking: How did I get here? Isador once said, that probably means you are living a life worth living. –Aleksandar Hemon. The Lazarus Project (yes, AGAIN. It’s a beautiful book.) Photos: Mostar Bosnia; Reykjavik, Iceland; Red … Continue reading →

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Uncanny

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

A full-blooded American, she was…She was routinely kind to other people, assumed they had good intentions; she smiled at strangers; it mattered to her what they thought and felt. She was often embarrassed; she dreamt of learning a foreign language; … Continue reading →

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