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> [By the time I was a teen, I was an expert at scanning people's faces, always in search of eyes like mine. I devoured glossy magazines, ever mindful of the language we used to talk about beauty. The sections on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/by-the-time-i-was-a-teen-i-was-an-expert-at-scanning-people-s-faces/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

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## More by Crystal Hana Kim

> [Memory warps and stretches and shifts to fit the strictures of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/memory-warps-and-stretches-and-shifts-to-fit-the-strictures-of-your/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [When I was in the second grade, I learned that I looked different from my classmates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/when-i-was-in-the-second-grade-i-learned-that-i-looked-different-from/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [Regret is something I wanted to write a lot about because once you make a decision, regret doesn't do anything except linger inside you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/regret-is-something-i-wanted-to-write-a-lot-about-because-once-you/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [By the time I was a teen, I was an expert at scanning people's faces, always in search of eyes like mine. I devoured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/by-the-time-i-was-a-teen-i-was-an-expert-at-scanning-people-s-faces/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [As a Korean American, I grew up yearning to see actors that looked like me. On the rare occasions I saw an Asian celebrity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/as-a-korean-american-i-grew-up-yearning-to-see-actors-that-looked/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [I'm not writing necessarily for an audience. I think about the audience at the end, once I have a complete book. But, when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/i-m-not-writing-necessarily-for-an-audience-i-think-about-the/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [As a major feature film with Asian Americans in leading roles, 'Crazy Rich Asians' is important. We hope that this movie will be our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/as-a-major-feature-film-with-asian-americans-in-leading-roles-crazy/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [When I was almost two years old, my grandmother flew from Hongcheon, South Korea, to Flushing, Queens, to take care of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/when-i-was-almost-two-years-old-my-grandmother-flew-from-hongcheon/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I'm not writing, I'm not happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/for-me-writing-is-something-that-i-need-to-do-if-i-m-not-writing-i-m/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [When I heard that Hollywood was going to make Kevin Kwan's novel 'Crazy Rich Asians' into a movie, I was so ecstatic I nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/when-i-heard-that-hollywood-was-going-to-make-kevin-kwan-s-novel/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [Words have power, and especially in the realm of beauty, how we speak about ourselves is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/words-have-power-and-especially-in-the-realm-of-beauty-how-we-speak/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [I don't know if it's unique, but I know many Korean American people of my generation who want to know about their grandparents' lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-unique-but-i-know-many-korean-american-people-of/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [Summer in Seoul is full of thick heat that clings to your neck, the back of your knees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/summer-in-seoul-is-full-of-thick-heat-that-clings-to-your-neck-the/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [It's so important for us to write complex, realistic women because that's what we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/it-s-so-important-for-us-to-write-complex-realistic-women-because/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

> [Growing up, I fluctuated between wanting to modify my looks and embracing them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal-hana-kim/growing-up-i-fluctuated-between-wanting-to-modify-my-looks-and/)

[Crystal Hana Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal-hana-kim/)

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