What makes a fulfilling relationship or fulfilling life is not simply found in another. It's found in a group of others. Hanya Yanagihara findfulfillgroup Change image and share on social
There comes a point when you're writing a novel when you're in it so deep that the life of the novel becomes more real to you than life itself. You have to write your way out of it; once you're there, it's too late to abandon. Hanya Yanagihara abandondeeplate share on social
I love how Vietnamese cuisine always tastes like flowers, and how they had the ingenious idea of pairing that floral flavor with seafood: such a combination shouldn't work as well as it does. Hanya Yanagihara combinationcuisineflavor Change image and share on social
Sometimes we all work so hard to overcome various things, and we are very cruel as a society and tough on people who we think aren't trying hard enough. Hanya Yanagihara cruelhardovercome Change image and share on social
What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part. Hanya Yanagihara contractendhope Change image and share on social
Kashmir, the 86,000-square-mile region in India's north, both is and isn't the India of the popular imagination. Hanya Yanagihara 000imaginationindia Change image and share on social
When you have very lax parents, you tend to get more conservative kids. Hanya Yanagihara conservativekidlax Change image and share on social
I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care. Hanya Yanagihara caretroubleurgent Change image and share on social
Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull. Hanya Yanagihara awarediscussdull Change image and share on social
I don't believe in post-racial or post-gay or post-anything, but I do think within a certain group of friends, what matters less is the specificities of race and sexuality, and what matters more is the shared experience, shared language and shared cultural touch points. Hanya Yanagihara culturalexperiencefriend share on social
