“In the beginning, his holding could calm the babies, but soon they wanted more motion and wouldn't allow their father to sit down, so Lin had to pace back and forth to stop them from crying......At times he was so… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“You said, ‘Life is a tragedy, but its meaning lies in how we face the tragedy.” — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs. By force,… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow, not like a tree that can be killed if you uproot it. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“Where should he go? He wanted to find a building out of which he could jump and kill himself. How about the temple? No,… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
“We ate away, reminiscing about our victories over the enemies from different streets and villages and competing with each other in casting curses. A… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
I don’t think of myself as a dissident, and I’m more of an immigrant than an exile, — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
We can't continue to be like this. Who am I? Your fiancée or your concubine? — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat. — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
