I'm fascinated by the ways people under repressive regimes…

“I'm fascinated by the ways people under repressive regimes still manage to share information - and joy.”

Celeste Ng

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Even under repression, people find ways to share information and joy, showing resilience.

In simple terms: Repression can't stop sharing joy.

Key Takeaway

Support resilient communication.

Themes

resilience information joy

Mood

hopeful defiant

Type

social inspirational

When to use this quote

activist networks
digital media
community support

Key Concepts

censorship human spirit

Questions to Reflect On

How do people maintain hope under oppression?
What tools enable safe sharing?

A Different Perspective

Risks of surveillance.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Joy People

More by Celeste Ng

When you mention to people growing up in Cleveland they bring up the river catching on fire, or LeBron James leaving, they have these…

Celeste Ng

It's so easy, as a writer, to get stuck in your own head, to live in the little worlds you create. To forget that…

Celeste Ng

“All up and down the street the houses looked like any others—but inside them were people who might be happy, or taking refuge, or…

Celeste Ng

No reader wants to sit through the same scene four times in a row, unless they're radically different.

Celeste Ng

Debut novels are difficult because nobody knows you... they just don't find a huge audience, because that's how the market works.

Celeste Ng

We have to figure out why we see the world in different ways and then how are we going to adjust so that we…

Celeste Ng

“I have measured my life with coffee spoons and do I dare to eat a peach?' 'DO I DARE DISTURB THE UNIVERSE?”

Celeste Ng

“No one, she had learned from experience, could stand such silence for long. If you waited long enough, someone would start talking, and more…

Celeste Ng

“Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry…

Celeste Ng

“Though she would never quite articulate it this way, resentment began to sheathe concern. ANGER IS FEAR'S BODYGUARD, a poster in the hospital hard…

Celeste Ng

Spend too much time alone with your own words, and your writing grows anemic, in dire need of a transfusion.

Celeste Ng

“Everyone sees race, Lex," said Moody. "The only difference is who pretends not to.”

Celeste Ng

Writers, most of them, don't have a lot of resources.

Celeste Ng

Browse Amazon reviews, and you'll see a surprising number of readers who believe one novel can summarize a country, its culture, and its people.

Celeste Ng

Short of the dishonest, the illegal, and the cruel, there's only one thing my son could do that would really disappoint me: not liking…

Celeste Ng

Explore all 212 Celeste Ng quotes

More Fascinated quotes

I've always been fascinated by the idea that there's no such thing as evil; it's all in your point of view. To one group…

Eli Roth

I'm fascinated by political enthusiasm.

P. J. O'Rourke

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

Trudi Canavan

I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the…

Donatella Versace

I've always been fascinated by physics and cosmology. It gets more and more scary the older you get.

John Banville

I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing,…

Peter Berg

My personal interest in ordinary people is unlimited, but I am fascinated by the challenge of portraying true greatness adequately with my camera.

Yousuf Karsh

Anthropology has always struggled with an intense, fascinated repulsion towards its subject… [The anthropologist] submits himself to the exotic to confirm his own inner…

Susan Sontag

As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing…

Steve Prefontaine

I've always had a fascination with vampires. It's not that I'm exactly fascinated with the dark side. It's the human struggle with it. How…

Sheryl Lee

I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company.

Kevin Mitnick

I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various breathing techniques and why in these practices language is…

Kathy Acker