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
The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary. Hanya Yanagihara interiorprocessreactionary Change image and share on social
Life will end in death and unhappiness, but we do it anyway. Hanya Yanagihara deathendlife 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
Writing is, by its nature, interior work. So being forced to be around people is a great gift for a novelist. You get to be reminded, daily, of how people think, how they speak, how they live; the things they worry about, the things they hope for, the things they fear. Hanya Yanagihara dailyfearforce share on social
I wrote my second novel, 'A Little Life,' in what I still think of as a fever dream: For 18 months, I was unable to properly concentrate on anything else. Hanya Yanagihara concentratedreamfever 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
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
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
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