7 Quotes by Jill Ciment

The greatness of the tattoo artist lies in her ability to gauge the degree to which she can push her art before the art kills the canvas.

If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.

Old age robs you of every last illusion, even the belief in your own goodness.

The stupid girl thinks Muslim is a language.

It was as close as I had ever come to having power over someone, and I equated it with love.

Waiting for the Electricity is a wildly original and ambitious debut, a novel that tackles cultural clashes with satirical hilarity. I haven’t read a first novel this promising since The Confederacy of Dunces.

If you look closely you’ll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.