Top 16 Quotes by Laurence Yep

About Laurence Yep

These are some quotes by American author Laurence Yep Writer, who was born on June 14, 1948.

My mother was actually born in Ohio but raised in West Virginia where her family had a laundry. She has a West Virginian accent. My father was born in China, but he's the son of an American citizen. My paternal grandfather was born in San Francisco in 1867.

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I started writing at the age of seventeen because I had a teacher in high school who said that we had to get something accepted by a national magazine to get an A. The teacher later withdrew that threat, but the writing bug bit me.

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While I was in high school, I discovered and began writing science fiction.

While I was in high school, I discovered and began writing science fiction.

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At 18, my first short story was published - I was paid a penny a word by a science fiction magazine. I continued to write, and five years later I published my first novel, 'Sweetwater.'

At 18, my first short story was published - I was paid a penny a word by a science fiction magazine. I continued to write, and five years later I published my first novel, 'Sweetwater.'

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I like all kinds of stories, and I usually work on several stories at once. When I run out of gas on one, I start work on the other.

I like all kinds of stories, and I usually work on several stories at once. When I run out of gas on one, I start work on the other.

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The southern Chinese are a mixture of the Han, or northern Chinese, and the local tribes, some of which allowed women a great deal of freedom - much to the horror of the Chinese who were good Confucians. As a result, the folklore from southern China has strong females; and I found that the folktales mirrored my own experience.

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