I think that's great - I just try not to be one of those people. I find the more I think about… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
For at some point, each of us will be asked to embody what we feel and know. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think the action is ninety-three percent, and the consideration is peppered throughout but pretty short... Once I start it, I feel… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I want the flashbacks to feel that once you're there they have their own unity, their own kind of atmospheric sensibility; I… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Maybe someone's who's a different kind of writer [would think otherwise] - someone who'd be just as comfortable writing essays on what… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
It's not that I wrote those details, but photos can give you the confidence that you have a real feel for the… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I did feel a little afraid, as you say, the complete liberty and "elasticity" of it. But I found that I liked… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Historical novels are about costumery. I think that's the magic and mystery of fiction. I don't want to write historical fiction but… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think because of these big issues of life and death that maybe sex feels like a crass question. But for Christ… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
It's just a weird idea to me because each book is a complete universe unto itself, so why would I want this… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I try to be aware of what I'm concerned about, aware of how I feel about myself in the world, aware of… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the outside to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
“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… — Chang-rae Lee Copy Share
We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew.… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
I had a visceral connection to the period [of Korean War]. By visceral I suppose I mean emotional. But every fiction requires so much… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share
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