No reader wants to sit through the same scene four times in a row, unless they're radically different. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Though she would never quite articulate it this way, resentment began to sheathe concern. ANGER IS FEAR'S BODYGUARD, a poster in the… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Browse Amazon reviews, and you'll see a surprising number of readers who believe one novel can summarize a country, its culture, and… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Writing is like shouting into the world. So when someone shouts back, it's a really big deal. To have people who read… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
As a historically voracious reader - pre-baby, I averaged a book every week or two, and when I was a kid, I'd… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Books by women, people of color, LGBTQ authors, differently abled people, and non-Americans are a great way of broadening horizons and building… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
What's the best way to ensure a supply of good books in the future? Support up-and-coming writers now. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I'm very much a people pleaser, and the first book had such a devoted and loving following. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
My parents did give me a lot of books - biographies of Marie Curie - and I did read them, because I… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
My parents used books as bribes: if I got straight A's on my report card, they would buy me one book. This… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Short fiction and the novel, nonfiction and fiction, electronic texts and books - these are not opposites. One need not destroy the… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about people who have the best intentions and think - really, truly think - that they're… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
With the first novel, I had to tell myself, 'No one is ever going to read it, so you might as well… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
With the first novel, I was concerned I would be pigeon-holed as an Asian-American writer, and the book would be labeled for… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
The writer's job, after all, is not to dictate meaning, but to give the reader enough pieces to create his or her… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“How about other books, Mrs. McCullough? Any other books with Chinese characters?" Mrs. McCullough bit her lip. "I haven't really looked for… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Every single day, authors read at bookstores and libraries - and coffeeshops and bars - all over the country. And these readings… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Buying new books supports the writer by providing both a royalty and an audience; a writer whose book sells well has a… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
It's incredibly rewarding to have people come up to me at readings and say, 'I'm not Chinese, but this is the relationship… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“Nearly two decades later, others would raise this question, would talk about books as mirrors and windows, and Ed Lim, tired by… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“Everything, she noticed, seemed capable of transmogrification. Even the two boulders in the backyard sometimes turned to silver in the early morning… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
No reader wants to sit through the same scene four times in a row, unless they're radically different. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“I have measured my life with coffee spoons and do I dare to eat a peach?' 'DO I DARE DISTURB THE UNIVERSE?” — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Spend too much time alone with your own words, and your writing grows anemic, in dire need of a transfusion. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“Everyone sees race, Lex," said Moody. "The only difference is who pretends not to.” — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
