The first thing many tourists see in Hawaii is concrete - a long dreary stretch of it through landscapes dominated by sad, cheap apartment buildings and almost entirely denuded of plant life. Hanya Yanagihara apartmentbuildingcheap Change image and share on social
The speed limit on most of Maui's highways is forty miles per hour, but my mother never went above thirty. Hanya Yanagihara fortyhighwayhour Change image and share on social
We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not. Hanya Yanagihara assumebattledeath Change image and share on social
Hong Kong has plenty of superlative hotels, amazing food, and cool shopping. Hanya Yanagihara amazecoolfood Change image and share on social
I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did. Hanya Yanagihara findpeopletedious Change image and share on social
One of the things I'm fascinated by as a traveler is watching how different countries control how they let the world encounter them. Hanya Yanagihara controlcountryencounter Change image and share on social
Florence is perhaps best known for being the seat of Renaissance art, and rightly so: A greatest-hits collection of artists passed through its streets - Michelangelo, Leonardo, Botticelli, and Brunelleschi among them. Hanya Yanagihara artartistbotticelli 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
Unlike Milan, Italy's banking capital, or Rome, its religious center, Florence was the place where the rich went to buy goods that would showcase how wealthy they were. Hanya Yanagihara bankbuycapital Change image and share on social
I have only a few really enviable skills, but packing - condensing just the right amount of stuff into a single bag, whether the trip is for a weekend or, as in this case, seven weeks - is one of them. Hanya Yanagihara amountbagcase share on social
