Iris ChangPlease believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire po… ▶372HumanityPoliticsThought
Iris ChangIf the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.311Politics
Iris ChangRacism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.323Time
Iris ChangThere isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?313Time
Iris ChangI have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.285Hope
Iris ChangI have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities.329Reading
Iris ChangIt's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you w… ▶286Thought
Iris ChangI may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.309LifeReadingThought
Iris ChangAlmost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.254Humanity
Iris ChangWhatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.267Reading
Iris ChangThere isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government… ▶246Politics
Iris ChangSomebody who was born in this country who visited China would later face difficulty getting back in to the USA. We have to keep in mind that the struggles of the Chinese against t… ▶269PoliticsThought
Iris ChangFor some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine what I write in the future will follow in that vein. Wh… ▶161HopeHumanityTime
Iris ChangBooks are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.172DeathReading
Iris ChangIt is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history.152Truth
Iris ChangThe spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.209Life
Iris ChangThey probably do have an Asian Barbie.143Truth
Iris ChangWhen you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day — but by the minute.144HopeThoughtTime
Iris ChangAfter working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style,… ▶189Reading
Iris ChangYour first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.157Reading
Iris ChangAs the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice. ✨ Iris Chang (1997). The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II… ▶148Reading
Iris ChangI don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.139HumanityLoveThought
