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> [My writing day follows my family's day. I get a good few hours in the mornings when the kids are out of the house. And I don't work at night any more. I like to see my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/my-writing-day-follows-my-family-s-day-i-get-a-good-few-hours-in-the/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

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## More by Chang-Rae Lee

> [The truth, finally, is who can tell it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/the-truth-finally-is-who-can-tell-it/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [I think my parents recognised that I'd always wanted to be a writer, and so they didn't think that this was some idle, faddish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-think-my-parents-recognised-that-i-d-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the outside to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-book-and-just-taking-all-these/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [I try to be aware of what I'm concerned about, aware of how I feel about myself in the world, aware of how I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-try-to-be-aware-of-what-i-m-concerned-about-aware-of-how-i-feel/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [“Behold a fire from the opposite shore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/behold-a-fire-from-the-opposite-shore/)

[Chang-rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [“I would give most anything to hear my father's talk again, the crash and bang and stop of his language, always hurtling by. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-would-give-most-anything-to-hear-my-father-s-talk-again-the-crash/)

[Chang-rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/we-have-hopes-and-make-plans-and-if-they-are-dashed-or-waylaid-we/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-remember-when-i-was-in-art-classes-i-hated-following-the/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [The past, as you suggest, is absolutely present at all times and the present is born from the past. I wouldn't want to suggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/the-past-as-you-suggest-is-absolutely-present-at-all-times-and-the/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [Most people don't think about race as much as I do. They don't have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/most-people-don-t-think-about-race-as-much-as-i-do-they-don-t-have-to/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [Not to any really influential effect, but certainly there have been comments that have surprised me. It's surprising sometimes to get particular perspectives on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/not-to-any-really-influential-effect-but-certainly-there-have-been/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/my-family-immigrated-when-i-was-3-and-our-predecessors-inhabited-the/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/after-college-i-was-living-in-new-york-and-wrote-furiously-a-huge/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [Usually, when you're talking about work with other writers it's because something seriously bad is going on with your work and you've absolutely thrown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/usually-when-you-re-talking-about-work-with-other-writers-it-s/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

> [ I had a visceral connection to the period \[of Korean War\]. By visceral I suppose I mean emotional. But every fiction requires so much… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-had-a-visceral-connection-to-the-period-of-korean-war-by-visceral-i/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

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