Even though I went to Exeter and Yale, and I enjoyed all the trappings of those places, I think at the same time - and maybe it's because I'm an immigrant kid and not white - there was always this other consciousness; that is, I was conscious of everything that was going on. Chang-Rae Lee consciousconsciousnessenjoy share on social
I have a hard time revising sentences, because I spend an inordinate amount of time on each sentence, and the sentence before it, and the sentence after it. Chang-Rae Lee amounthardinordinate Change image and share on social
Unlike F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Wolfe, I don't like proper dress while working. I like writing in pajama-like clothing, which eases and relaxes me and allows me to connect with the decidedly improper. Chang-Rae Lee cltheconnectdecidedly share on social
My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to them for everything, and I didn't want to disappoint them. Chang-Rae Lee disappointfocusgrateful Change image and share on social
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 wish on my part. Chang-Rae Lee faddishidleparent Change image and share on social
Before I start my work in the morning, I need to have quickly browsed the entire paper, noting articles that I want to read during lunch. Chang-Rae Lee articlebrowseentire Change image and share on social
No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its Asian-inflected culture and cuisines. Chang-Rae Lee admireasiancuisine Change image and share on social
We know the point of the 2010 Census is to count us, one by one, to tally every last resident, but the massive project of course has more prying, if limited, interests. Chang-Rae Lee censuscountinterest Change image and share on social
I'm not the sort of writer who can plan out things. Mostly I have no idea where I'm going. Chang-Rae Lee ideaplansort Change image and share on social
I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to make for a novelist. Chang-Rae Lee entrykindkorean Change image and share on social
