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title: "3 Chill Quotes By Michelle Zauner"
description: "3 Chill quotes by Michelle Zauner. Plus more from Michelle Zauner and more Chill sayings from other authors."
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> [Even as a teenager, when I made mix CDs for people, it all had this sort of track flow: I like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/even-as-a-teenager-when-i-made-mix-cds-for-people-it-all-had-this/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

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> [I was always being told to calm down, to chill out, to slow down. I was a bad toddler, I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-was-always-being-told-to-calm-down-to-chill-out-to-slow-down-i-was/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b68/michelle-zauner-5132_always_i-was-always-being-told-to-calm-down-to_2689030.jpg)

> [A lot of water and air signs that are just like, trying to have a lowkey conversation. Fire sign enters the room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/a-lot-of-water-and-air-signs-that-are-just-like-trying-to-have-a/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

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## More by Michelle Zauner

> [If you wrote a crummy line or maybe didn't sing to the best of your ability, there's layers of 10 different instruments all working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/if-you-wrote-a-crummy-line-or-maybe-didn-t-sing-to-the-best-of-your/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I've been lucky to come up when there's such a huge explosion of women, and especially Asian women, in music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-ve-been-lucky-to-come-up-when-there-s-such-a-huge-explosion-of/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I would love to play an H Mart parking lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-would-love-to-play-an-h-mart-parking-lot/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [One of my more recent favorite memories is of traveling to Jeonju with my aunt and uncle. After my mother passed away, my aunt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/one-of-my-more-recent-favorite-memories-is-of-traveling-to-jeonju/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [When my mother died of cancer in 2014, my father was quick to reinvent himself. Within a year, he moved to Thailand, became obsessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/when-my-mother-died-of-cancer-in-2014-my-father-was-quick-to-reinvent/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I never thought I would be able to play in Seoul, the city where my mother was raised and I was born, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-never-thought-i-would-be-able-to-play-in-seoul-the-city-where-my/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [English was always my favorite subject in middle school and high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/english-was-always-my-favorite-subject-in-middle-school-and-high/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [Sometimes I can really agonize over a creative project and forget that it's essentially professional play, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/sometimes-i-can-really-agonize-over-a-creative-project-and-forget/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [A lot of cookbooks also have incredible food writing, even though I feel like a lot of cookbook authors don't necessarily identify with being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/a-lot-of-cookbooks-also-have-incredible-food-writing-even-though-i/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I used to shower every day, but I've been trying to shower less frequently for my hair health.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-used-to-shower-every-day-but-i-ve-been-trying-to-shower-less/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [Then, in high school, I had a kind of mental breakdown; I didn't want to go to school anymore. It felt pointless. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/then-in-high-school-i-had-a-kind-of-mental-breakdown-i-didn-t-want-to/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [Food in general is really important for any diaspora, and it's really important for Korean people. This was a connection my mom and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/food-in-general-is-really-important-for-any-diaspora-and-it-s-really/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [When you're looking back at your ancestral history or the cultural context of your identity, it's natural to search for that in the food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/when-you-re-looking-back-at-your-ancestral-history-or-the-cultural/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I started going to chess clubs when I was in fourth grade. From fourth grade to seventh grade, I was in chess club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-started-going-to-chess-clubs-when-i-was-in-fourth-grade-from-fourth/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

> [I'd always struggled with being a very depressed and anxious person in high school. If I had let that kind of dark moment consume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/i-d-always-struggled-with-being-a-very-depressed-and-anxious-person/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

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