3 Quotes & Sayings By Jessica Hagedorn

Jessica Hagedorn was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois. She attended public schools and graduated from Quincy University with a bachelor's degree in English. Since then she has worked as a teacher, a personal assistant, and a real estate agent. She is currently the author of over 100 short stories, published in the United States and abroad, and her work has been featured in publications such as "Writer's Digest" and "Writer's Market."

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I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in terms of voice - their humor, their fatalism, their... well, that over-used term 'magical realism.' It's a wonderful term that's just been used so much, we don't know what it means anymore. Jessica Hagedorn
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My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that's how I identify. Jessica Hagedorn