I think that the shame of being different is very painful for a lot of people. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
You really should respect other people's work because work is hard-won. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I've often felt like an outsider, not necessarily because I'm Korean, an immigrant, or female. I think writers are odd people. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I don't hold any contempt for people who are practicing law. I know how hard it is, I know how hard they… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
Koreans are worried about the Japanese right-wing people, who tend to be against foreigners. But the Koreans in Japan aren't even foreigners.… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
Twenty-five million people who live in North Korea are denied freedom in every respect of their lives. In short, they are hostages.… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
We all want to be affiliated with success. It's the impulse of people who have been excluded, and Koreans have been excluded… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
We're always observing, and we're cautious people. We really want attention, but at the same time, we're ashamed of wanting attention. All… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
It's my belief that I was a writer - a very hardworking writer - well before I was published. I did care… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
One thing that struck me in my study of history is how people are excluded. I don't mean just racial minorities or… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
If I meet a wise person, I think, 'Yes, tell me more about parenting, about marriage, about how to stay in love. Tell me… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“[...] I talk to the dead although I don't believe in ghosts. But it makes me feel good to speak with them. Maybe that… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“Casey glanced at her plate again, recalling the posters of her elementary school lunchroom: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. So, how much you ate… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“Hoonie used to listen carefully to all the men who brought him news, and he would nod, exhale resolutely, and then get up to… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
I don't hold any contempt for people who are practicing law. I know how hard it is, I know how hard they work, and… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
I moved to Queens, New York, when I was seven and a half. I went to middle school in a foreign country, but I… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“It wasn't uncommon to hear rationalizations of this sort--the longing to transform bad deeds into good ones. No one ever wanted to hear that… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
I like making things. I enjoy putting words and images on a blank space. There should be joy in the writing itself because parts… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“What did Joseph say to his brothers who had sold him into slavery when he saw them again? “You intended to harm me, but… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know. You’re… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
I really love Japan, and I liked living there very much, and there are so many terrific things about Japan. However, I do think… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
“Don't do what I do but what you think is right. But whatever you do, you can't keep yourself from getting hurt. The heart… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share
