“Where should he go? He wanted to find a building out of which he could jump and kill himself. How about the… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“You said, ‘Life is a tragedy, but its meaning lies in how we face the tragedy.” — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs. By force,… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow, not like a tree that can be killed if you uproot it. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“Where should he go? He wanted to find a building out of which he could jump and kill himself. How about the temple? No,… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“We ate away, reminiscing about our victories over the enemies from different streets and villages and competing with each other in casting curses. A… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
I don’t think of myself as a dissident, and I’m more of an immigrant than an exile, — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
We can't continue to be like this. Who am I? Your fiancée or your concubine? — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
