I think that what's bizarre to me about life is that sometimes you have to have everything taken away before you experience grace or before you actually recognize that grace can happen to you. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I got married when I was 24 and met my husband when I was 22, so what I know about men in a personal experience could literally fill an index card. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
If I meet a wise person, I think, 'Yes, tell me more about parenting, about marriage, about how to stay in love. Tell me… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“[...] I talk to the dead although I don't believe in ghosts. But it makes me feel good to speak with them. Maybe that… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“Casey glanced at her plate again, recalling the posters of her elementary school lunchroom: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. So, how much you ate… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“Hoonie used to listen carefully to all the men who brought him news, and he would nod, exhale resolutely, and then get up to… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I don't hold any contempt for people who are practicing law. I know how hard it is, I know how hard they work, and… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I moved to Queens, New York, when I was seven and a half. I went to middle school in a foreign country, but I… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“It wasn't uncommon to hear rationalizations of this sort--the longing to transform bad deeds into good ones. No one ever wanted to hear that… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I like making things. I enjoy putting words and images on a blank space. There should be joy in the writing itself because parts… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“What did Joseph say to his brothers who had sold him into slavery when he saw them again? “You intended to harm me, but… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image