--- title: "13 Kind Quotes By Chang-Rae Lee" description: "13 Kind quotes by Chang-Rae Lee. Plus more from Chang-Rae Lee and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/chang-rae-lee-3318_books_maybe-someone-s-who-s-a-different-kind-o_2155139.png" --- > [ Maybe someone's who's a different kind of writer \[would think otherwise\] - someone who'd be just as comfortable writing essays on what… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/maybe-someone-s-who-s-a-different-kind-of-writer-would-think/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/chang-rae-lee-3318_books_maybe-someone-s-who-s-a-different-kind-o_2155139.png) > [For me, that's always been one of the great charms of the first person: we gain access to a very personal, private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/for-me-that-s-always-been-one-of-the-great-charms-of-the-first-person/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/chang-rae-lee-3318_access_for-me-that-s-always-been-one-of-the-gre_3062498.png) > [I want the flashbacks to feel that once you're there they have their own unity, their own kind of atmospheric sensibility; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-want-the-flashbacks-to-feel-that-once-you-re-there-they-have-their/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/chang-rae-lee-3318_bigs_i-want-the-flashbacks-to-feel-that-once_869798.png) > [There is secrecy and betrayal but that's more part and parcel of the kind of anguish that the people go through. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/there-is-secrecy-and-betrayal-but-that-s-more-part-and-parcel-of-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/chang-rae-lee-3318_anguish_there-is-secrecy-and-betrayal-but-that-s_574366.jpg) > [I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-wanted-to-write-about-the-korean-war-but-i-had-no-entry-into-it/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/chang-rae-lee-3318_about_i-wanted-to-write-about-the-korean-war-b_2244503.png) > [I don't listen to music while writing; it seems to me I'm trying to make my own kind of music, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-don-t-listen-to-music-while-writing-it-seems-to-me-i-m-trying-to/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/chang-rae-lee-3318_anything_i-don-t-listen-to-music-while-writing-it_444384.jpg) > [Obviously loss of family is huge and critical, but I think really it's more about losing a sense of family. The horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/obviously-loss-of-family-is-huge-and-critical-but-i-think-really-it-s/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/chang-rae-lee-3318_book_obviously-loss-of-family-is-huge-and-cri_2897758.jpg) > [I assumed just from being around, all these years, that people would immediately glom on to, Well, it's a departure, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-assumed-just-from-being-around-all-these-years-that-people-would/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/chang-rae-lee-3318_book_i-assumed-just-from-being-around-all-the_3219513.png) > [It's not that I wrote those details, but photos can give you the confidence that you have a real feel for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/it-s-not-that-i-wrote-those-details-but-photos-can-give-you-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/chang-rae-lee-3318_character_it-s-not-that-i-wrote-those-details-but_2900854.png) > [Part of writing a novel is being willing to leap into the blackness. You have very little idea, really, of what's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/part-of-writing-a-novel-is-being-willing-to-leap-into-the-blackness/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/chang-rae-lee-3318_able_part-of-writing-a-novel-is-being-willing_1362459.jpg) > [In my other books, things do happen, but they are kind of bookends to the real action, which for me was an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/in-my-other-books-things-do-happen-but-they-are-kind-of-bookends-to/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/chang-rae-lee-3318_about_in-my-other-books-things-do-happen-but-t_1263018.png) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/chang-rae-lee-3318_feelings_usually-when-you-re-talking-about-work-w_322209.jpg) > [Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/chang-rae-lee-3318_artist_some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-b_54154.png) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/chang-rae-lee/#itemlist", "name": "13 Kind Quotes By Chang-Rae Lee", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Maybe someone's who's a different kind of writer [would think otherwise] - someone who'd be just as comfortable writing essays on what their novels are about. 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