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title: "2 Universe Tell Quotes By Chang-Rae Lee"
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> [A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until there’s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/a-tale-like-the-universe-they-tell-us-expands-ceaselessly-each-time/)

[Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/chang-rae-lee-3318_ends_a-tale-like-the-universe-they-tell-us-ex_2201556.png)

> [“A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until there is finally no telling exactly where it begins, where it ends, or where it places you now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/a-tale-like-the-universe-they-tell-us-expands-ceaselessly-each-time-2/)

[Chang-rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/chang-rae-lee-3318_storytelling_a-tale-like-the-universe-they-tell-us-ex_2846080.png)

## 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/)

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