I think that if you're a writer and a woman, then you have to take humiliation very well. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
For me, whatever you write about should be worthy of your attention, worthy of your gifts. That's very important. — 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 was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I have to be honest about this: I wouldn't tell a lot of kids to go and be writers. It's a tough,… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
After I quit being a lawyer in '95, I was having a lot of trouble writing. Then I read somewhere that Willa… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
For me, writing a historical novel was really hard. I love history as a subject and majored in it in college. I… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
As an artist, my wheelhouse is 19th-century literature. I want to write realist novels in a Victorian sense, and the writers I… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I had liver disease. I'm completely cured now, but I thought about if I died from liver cancer, what my life would… — 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
I have accepted the fact that I don't work very quickly, that I have been rejected a lot as a writer, and… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I find putting oneself out there difficult. I think writing and sharing writing require different skill sets. I want to be read,… — 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
Themes don't change very much in story telling, and I think each writer has his or her own territory; however, I think… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I thought, 'Nobody wants this book, and I'm an idiot for having worked on it so hard.' But to succeed in writing,… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I like making things. I enjoy putting words and images on a blank space. There should be joy in the writing itself… — 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
