Chang-Rae LeeDon’t sanctuaries become prisons, and vice versa, foremost in the mind? ✨ Chang-rae Lee (2014). On Such a Full Sea: A Novel, p.44, Penguin371ReadingThought
Chang-Rae LeeIt is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not.368Philosophy
Chang-Rae LeeA tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until there’s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you no… ▶293ReadingTime
Chang-Rae LeeThe truth, finally, is who can tell it. ✨ Chang-rae Lee (1996). Native Speaker, p.14, Penguin349Truth
Chang-Rae LeeYou can be affected by a person because of something particular they said or did but sometimes how a person was, a manner of being, that gets most deeply absorbed, and prompts you… ▶285LifeReadingTime
Chang-Rae LeeFor if there is ever a moment when we are most vulnerable, it’s when we’re closest to the idea of the attained desire, and thus farthest from ourselves, which is when we’ll tread … ▶309ReadingThoughtTime
Chang-Rae LeeWe have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew. Or else we brood and too firmly root. Very f… ▶257HopeReading
Chang-Rae LeeAnd it occurred to me that in this new millennial life of instant and ubiquitous connection, you don't in fact communicate so much as leave messages for one another, these odd imp… ▶193HopeLifeTruth
Chang-Rae LeeFor at some point, each of us will be asked to embody what we feel and know. ✨ Chang-rae Lee (2014). On Such a Full Sea: A Novel, p.141, Penguin184Reading
Chang-Rae LeeFor sometimes you can't help but crave some ruin in what you love. ✨ Chang-rae Lee (2014). On Such a Full Sea: A Novel, p.63, Penguin163LoveReadingTime
Chang-Rae LeeWhat if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more?1810Philosophy
