Min Jin Lee

“a man must learn to forgive—to know what is important, that to live without forgiveness was a kind of death with breathing…

— Min Jin Lee

“And Mozasu? He is Baek Isak’s son? He doesn’t look like me.” Sunja”

— Min Jin Lee

I think that social migration to another economic class requires a kind of negotiating with yourself. And also, there's so much ambivalence…

— Min Jin Lee

One thing that struck me in my study of history is how people are excluded. I don't mean just racial minorities or…

— Min Jin Lee

We all want to be affiliated with success. It's the impulse of people who have been excluded, and Koreans have been excluded…

— Min Jin Lee

Twenty-five million people who live in North Korea are denied freedom in every respect of their lives. In short, they are hostages.…

— Min Jin Lee

One of the nice things about getting older is that you come to understand that you can integrate multiple aspects of your…

— Min Jin Lee

“A woman's lot is to suffer.”

— Min Jin Lee

“You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let’s see how good he is…

— Min Jin Lee

Koreans love to dance; they love to sing. If you actually know Koreans, you see how absurd the stereotype of the 'Asian…

— Min Jin Lee

I had thought that Tokyo would be like New York City, but it wasn't. I'd imagined that they'd be similar in their…

— Min Jin Lee

I have to be honest about this: I wouldn't tell a lot of kids to go and be writers. It's a tough,…

— Min Jin Lee

“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” Hansu never told…

— Min Jin Lee

I've often felt like an outsider, not necessarily because I'm Korean, an immigrant, or female. I think writers are odd people.

— Min Jin Lee