Min Jin Lee : (7)

" We’re always observing, and we’re cautious people. We really want attention, but at the same time, we’re ashamed of wanting attention. All those bizarre qualities of being outside are necessary for being a writer. " - Min Jin Lee

" For me, whatever you write about should be worthy of your attention, worthy of your gifts. That’s very important. " - Min Jin Lee

" I think that social migration to another economic class requires a kind of negotiating with yourself. And also, there’s so much ambivalence in your heart about who you are and who you’re really not. " - Min Jin Lee

" I think that social migration to another economic class requires a kind of negotiating with yourself. And also, there’s so much ambivalence in your heart about who you are and who you’re really not. " - Min Jin Lee

" I think that if you’re a writer and a woman, then you have to take humiliation very well. " - Min Jin Lee

" I’ve often felt like an outsider, not necessarily because I’m Korean, an immigrant, or female. I think writers are odd people. " - Min Jin Lee

" We all want to be affiliated with success. It’s the impulse of people who have been excluded, and Koreans have been excluded from lots of parties. " - Min Jin Lee