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 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 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
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 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
I don't think music affects what words I choose to type in what order, within what punctuation, at this point, because I'm rereading and editing each sentence, at this point, in my published books, probably 100-150 times each, on average, and listening to probably 20-60 different songs in that time. Tao Lin affectaveragebook 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 like most any place if I have Internet access. Tao Lin accessinternetplace Change image and share on social