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
Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant. Hanya Yanagihara affairasiafall Change image and share on social
I was born in L.A., then we moved to Hawaii, then we moved to New York, then we moved to Baltimore, then we moved to California, then we moved to Hawaii, then we moved to Texas, then we moved to Hawaii, then we moved to California. This was before I was 17. Hanya Yanagihara baltimorebearcalifornia share on social
The first thing I do whenever I go to Thailand is seek out the closest restaurant or stall selling mango-and-sticky rice: it's a little hillock of glutinous rice drenched in lashings of coconut milk and served with fresh mango. Hanya Yanagihara closecoconutdrench share on social
The only difference between a good writer who publishes a book and a good writer who doesn't is that the writer who publishes actually finished her book. Hanya Yanagihara bookdifferencefinish Change image and share on social
If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all. Hanya Yanagihara knowlocationoman Change image and share on social
We imbue deserts and the tundra with menace because nothing, or little, grows there. Hanya Yanagihara desertgrowimbue Change image and share on social
I'd be far too self-conscious and insecure if I suspected my editor might be a better novelist than I. Hanya Yanagihara consciouseditorinsecure Change image and share on social
I go to Japan every November on vacation, and the one thing I never return home without is yuba, which is the thin skin that forms atop boiling soy milk. You skim it off and either eat it fresh or dry it. Hanya Yanagihara atopboileat share on social
I've always thought that one of the least successful encounters is meeting a writer one admires. For one thing, writers are generally much kinder, more empathetic, more generous people on the page than they are in person. Hanya Yanagihara admireempatheticencounter share on social
