It's hard to write a war story without thinking about the 'Iliad.' Because the 'Iliad' knows everything about war. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Most people dont think about race as much as I do. They dont have to. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
What hasty preparations we make for our future. Think of it: it seems almost tragic, the things we're sure we ought to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think their pasts are treated with a voice that sees their role as those of innocents. That's reflected in the past… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Maybe someone's who's a different kind of writer [would think otherwise] - someone who'd be just as comfortable writing essays on what… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I had a visceral connection to the period [of Korean War]. By visceral I suppose I mean emotional. But every fiction requires… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Historical novels are about costumery. I think that's the magic and mystery of fiction. I don't want to write historical fiction but… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think the action is ninety-three percent, and the consideration is peppered throughout but pretty short... Once I start it, I feel… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think that's great - I just try not to be one of those people. I find the more I think about… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think that stuff is gone - I just don't want to dwell on it. There's a difference. As I said,… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I rarely talk about work with writers, and I love getting together with writers. I think writers are great to get together… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Part of writing a novel is being willing to leap into the blackness. You have very little idea, really, of what's going… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I think because of these big issues of life and death that maybe sex feels like a crass question. But for Christ… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Not to any really influential effect, but certainly there have been comments that have surprised me. It's surprising sometimes to get particular… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I suppose people might consider me a 'loose' reader, as I seem willing to read anything of quality thinking and prose. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Obviously loss of family is huge and critical, but I think really it's more about losing a sense of family. The horror… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the outside to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“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… — Chang-rae Lee Copy Share Image
We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew.… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Most people don't think about race as much as I do. They don't have to. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
![“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. Sometimes you feel like certain novelists are like that.” quote by Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01b/chang-rae-lee-3318_books_maybe-someone-s-who-s-a-different-kind-o_2155139.jpg)
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