My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose. Tao Lin bookpoetryprose Change image and share on social
My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression. Tao Lin accurateboredepress Change image and share on social
I think it would be funny for people to read in obituaries of me that my major contribution to the arts was the popularization of the phrases 'neutral facial expression' and 'screaming in agony.' Tao Lin agonyartcontribution Change image and share on social
I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society. Tao Lin opinionsecretivesociety Change image and share on social
I don't view my memory as accurate or static - and, in autobiographical fiction, my focus is still on creating an effect, not on documenting reality - so 'autobiographical,' to me, is closer in meaning to 'fiction' than 'autobiography.' Tao Lin accurateautobiographicalautobiography share on social
If I don't like someone and I start reading their stuff, it seems like my brain will just automatically start criticizing everything that's there. It's really hard to read a book without having all this outside information telling you what to think about it. Tao Lin automaticallybookbrain share on social
I don't have a definition for depression. I'm productive, and that's not a sign of depression, right? And I don't have weeks where I don't leave my bed. It seems like depressed people have those. Tao Lin beddefinitiondepress Change image and share on social
I don't think I understand the concept of regret. Because if I regret anything, that would mean, like, I hate myself. Tao Lin concepthateregret Change image and share on social
I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture. Tao Lin asianconsiderculture Change image and share on social
