--- title: "1 Think Shame Quotes By Min Jin Lee" description: "1 Think Shame quotes by Min Jin Lee. Plus more from Min Jin Lee and more Think Shame sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg" --- > [I think that the shame of being different is very painful for a lot of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-different-is-very-painful-for-a-lot/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg) ## More by Min Jin Lee > [If I meet a wise person, I think, 'Yes, tell me more about parenting, about marriage, about how to stay in love. Tell me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/if-i-meet-a-wise-person-i-think-yes-tell-me-more-about-parenting/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-was-told-many-times-that-my-writing-was-either-too-korean-or-not/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [ “\[...\] I talk to the dead although I don't believe in ghosts. But it makes me feel good to speak with them. Maybe that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-talk-to-the-dead-although-i-don-t-believe-in-ghosts-but-it-makes-me/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“Casey glanced at her plate again, recalling the posters of her elementary school lunchroom: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. So, how much you ate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/casey-glanced-at-her-plate-again-recalling-the-posters-of-her/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“Hoonie used to listen carefully to all the men who brought him news, and he would nod, exhale resolutely, and then get up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/hoonie-used-to-listen-carefully-to-all-the-men-who-brought-him-news/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I don't hold any contempt for people who are practicing law. I know how hard it is, I know how hard they work, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-don-t-hold-any-contempt-for-people-who-are-practicing-law-i-know/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I moved to Queens, New York, when I was seven and a half. I went to middle school in a foreign country, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-moved-to-queens-new-york-when-i-was-seven-and-a-half-i-went-to/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I have romantic ideas about home and what it should mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-have-romantic-ideas-about-home-and-what-it-should-mean/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“It wasn't uncommon to hear rationalizations of this sort--the longing to transform bad deeds into good ones. No one ever wanted to hear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/it-wasn-t-uncommon-to-hear-rationalizations-of-this-sort-the-longing/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“People are rotten everywhere you go. They’re no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/people-are-rotten-everywhere-you-go-they-re-no-good-you-want-to-see-a/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I like making things. I enjoy putting words and images on a blank space. There should be joy in the writing itself because parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-like-making-things-i-enjoy-putting-words-and-images-on-a-blank/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“What did Joseph say to his brothers who had sold him into slavery when he saw them again? “You intended to harm me, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/what-did-joseph-say-to-his-brothers-who-had-sold-him-into-slavery/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“Sunja-ya, a woman’s life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It’s better to expect it, you know. You’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/sunja-ya-a-woman-s-life-is-endless-work-and-suffering-there-is/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [I really love Japan, and I liked living there very much, and there are so many terrific things about Japan. However, I do think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-really-love-japan-and-i-liked-living-there-very-much-and-there-are/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) > [“Don't do what I do but what you think is right. But whatever you do, you can't keep yourself from getting hurt. The heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/don-t-do-what-i-do-but-what-you-think-is-right-but-whatever-you-do/) [Min Jin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/min-jin-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-shame/min-jin-lee/#itemlist", "name": "1 Think Shame Quotes By Min Jin Lee", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that the shame of being different is very painful for a lot of people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Min Jin Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/min-jin-lee/i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-different-is-very-painful-for-a-lot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that the shame of being different is very painful for a lot of people.” — Min Jin Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-shame/min-jin-lee/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-shame/min-jin-lee/", "name": "Think Shame Quotes by Min Jin Lee", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-shame/min-jin-lee/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/min-jin-lee-7625_being-different_i-think-that-the-shame-of-being-differen_1650135.jpg" }, "description": "1 Think Shame quotes by Min Jin Lee. 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