Maybe all teenagers feel like they don't fit in. I never felt like a cool kid. I remember being bullied for being Asian. Ruth Ozeki asianbullycool Change image and share on social
There's something about Vonnegut's deadpan irony that I really like. And I like Borges' puzzle structure. Ruth Ozeki borgedeadpanirony Change image and share on social
I think that all writing is in search of lost time. I'm starting to realise that very clearly. Ruth Ozeki loserealisesearch Change image and share on social
For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I'm a very impatient person, so writing and meditation allow me to slow down and watch my mind; they are containers that keep me in place, hold me still. Ruth Ozeki containerholdimpatient share on social
It makes me nuts, the idea that if you put a political struggle at the heart of your book, then it has to be that the author - me - is trying in some way to push my views onto my readers. Ruth Ozeki authorbookheart Change image and share on social
For a writer, you definitely do not want to be in the mainstream. You want to be on the edge because that's where the vantage point is. That's where you can see. Ruth Ozeki edgemainstreampoint Change image and share on social
What's fascinating to me is the way that multiple stories go into creating any world - a fictional world, but certainly the world that we live in as well. Of course, I cannot control that world. I can just control the fictional world. Ruth Ozeki controlcreatefascinate share on social
The relationship between reader and writer is reciprocal in a way. We co-create each other. We are constantly emerging out of the relationship we have with others. Ruth Ozeki constantlycreateemerge Change image and share on social
