I never thought I would be able to play in Seoul, the city where my mother was raised and I was born,… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I felt like I could never write nonfiction, because I would have to spend so many pages explaining my ethnic background, and… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I've never felt so physically and emotionally and mentally drained than I have on our shoots. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I never really wanted to be a journalist, honestly. I always wanted to be a writer, and I thought the only way… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
You know, I never went to music school, and it's always seen as this very proper, serious thing to compose a string… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I never made kimchi before. I talk about my first time making it in the book, and I'm not a big baker,… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
When I started doing press after college, I never got asked about my racial identity; I was asked more about being a… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
If you wrote a crummy line or maybe didn't sing to the best of your ability, there's layers of 10 different instruments all working… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to come up when there's such a huge explosion of women, and especially Asian women, in music. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
One of my more recent favorite memories is of traveling to Jeonju with my aunt and uncle. After my mother passed away, my aunt… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
When my mother died of cancer in 2014, my father was quick to reinvent himself. Within a year, he moved to Thailand, became obsessed… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I never thought I would be able to play in Seoul, the city where my mother was raised and I was born, and I… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
English was always my favorite subject in middle school and high school. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can really agonize over a creative project and forget that it's essentially professional play, you know? — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
A lot of cookbooks also have incredible food writing, even though I feel like a lot of cookbook authors don't necessarily identify with being… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I used to shower every day, but I've been trying to shower less frequently for my hair health. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Then, in high school, I had a kind of mental breakdown; I didn't want to go to school anymore. It felt pointless. It was… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Food in general is really important for any diaspora, and it's really important for Korean people. This was a connection my mom and I… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
