"It is 'where we are' that should make……" — Chang-Rae Lee
"It is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not."
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28 Quotes by Chang-Rae Lee
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The truth, finally, is who can tell it.
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For if there is ever a moment when we are most vulnerable, it’s when we’re closest to the idea of…
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For sometimes you can't help but crave some ruin in what you love.
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You can be affected by a person because of something particular they said or did but sometimes how a person…
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the…
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Don’t sanctuaries become prisons, and vice versa, foremost in the mind?
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We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map…
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And it occurred to me that in this new millennial life of instant and ubiquitous connection, you don't in fact…
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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…
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For at some point, each of us will be asked to embody what we feel and know.
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Do not discount the psychic warmth of the hive.
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Imagination might not be limitless. It's still tethered to the universe of what we know.
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