The original Grand Tour would generally begin in Belgium or the Netherlands before moving through Paris, Geneva, Spain, Italy, and perhaps Greece. Hanya Yanagihara beginbelgiumgenerally Change image and share on social
Where most of the country is, well, hot - from the bone-baking dry heat of the desert to the flesh-melting humidity of Kerala in the south - Kashmir is cool: so cool, in fact, that in the winter, the temperatures can sink to sub-zero. Hanya Yanagihara bakebonecool share on social
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
Although both of us were raised on Oahu, in Honolulu, my mother has always had fond memories of Maui; this was, after all, where she and my father, then penniless yet oddly optimistic newlyweds, honeymooned in 1969. Hanya Yanagihara fatherfondhoneymoon 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'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
From 1999 through 2001, I was an editor at a now-defunct magazine about the media industry called 'Brill's Content' that eventually merged with a now-defunct website about the media industry called Inside.com. Hanya Yanagihara brillcallcontent share on social
I have never wanted a family. I don't believe in marriage, though I obviously believe it should be legal for everyone who wants to do it. But it is not something I believe in, nor do the characters in my book, nor do any of my friends. Hanya Yanagihara bookcharacterfamily 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
I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates. Hanya Yanagihara backcultureflavor Change image and share on social