Nobody ever calls me a soccer-playing writer, even though I play soccer and it's part of who I am. Rabih Alameddine More Quotes by Rabih Alameddine More Quotes From Rabih Alameddine If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond. Rabih Alameddine bondamazingyouculture I couldn't tell the truth if my life depended on it. Rabih Alameddine my-lifetelltruthlife I always say show me a storyteller who doesn't embellish, and I'll show you a bad one. Rabih Alameddine saybadmeyou I loved problems on paper, and I was good at math, but I was a mechanical engineer, and I never understood - or cared to - how a car worked. Rabih Alameddine lovedproblemsgoodcar Nobody ever said I'm a simple personality. Rabih Alameddine nobodysimplepersonalitysaid Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself. Rabih Alameddine motivateownoneselfway When I wrote my first book, 'Koolaids,' I felt rejected and not wanted. Rabih Alameddine firstfeltwantedbook I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer. Rabih Alameddine goodperspectivei-cantime As teenagers, a lot of us just did not want much to do with Arabic culture - we looked to the West. Rabih Alameddine usjustwantculture I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible. Rabih Alameddine mysterynovelhalfwriting
