I took a 51 day trip through Asia; 12 countries and 26 cities. I traveled for 51 days. So, it was everywhere from Sri Lanka and that all the way to Japan, where we ended it. Hanya Yanagihara asiacitycountry Change image and share on social
Once you join the queue for the immigration line, pay attention to what the expeditor tells you. Have your papers ready. Don't have your cell phone out. Take off your hat. Open your passport to the page with your photo and present it to the immigration officer already open. Hanya Yanagihara attentioncellexpeditor share on social
I think I passed up a lot of opportunities for love because I was too interested in identity politics. Hanya Yanagihara identityinterestlot Change image and share on social
I think that fiction writers can write about anyone. If you are writing a character, and the only thing they are to you is their otherness, then you haven't written a character. Hanya Yanagihara characterfictionotherness Change image and share on social
So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down. Hanya Yanagihara discussfunpart Change image and share on social
I think that all research scientists think of themselves as belonging to a grand tradition, building on work that has been worked on since the very beginning of science itself. Whereas I'm not sure writers think of themselves in the same way. Hanya Yanagihara beginbelongbuild share on social
I live in Soho in lower New York; there's tons and tons of tourists right outside my door step, obviously. Most of them are European, and all of them have guidebooks. I never see anyone looking at a phone. Hanya Yanagihara dooreuropeanguidebook share on social
We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy. Hanya Yanagihara bookbuyfigure share on social
I always wanted to be a scientist. I don't really have any writer friends. Hanya Yanagihara friendscientistwant Change image and share on social
Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship. Hanya Yanagihara artisancitycompare Change image and share on social
