Yiyun Li quotes

I like to think a thought and then I like to follow it, like a little seed, for a long time and see where that growth leads me. Sometimes it leads me to an entirely different place from where it started and that gives me joy. (Yiyun Li)
I always feel that how people treat animals is not too far from how people treat each other, especially under stress or under certain circumstances... View quote
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There is a beginning, a middle and an end. And I think for those of us who have crossed borders, the artificial beginning is interesting to me. There is a clear-cut - old life, that's old country, and there's new life, new country.... View quote
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I always used to say strongly that I was not an autobiographical writer, so strongly it was clearly suspicious...Even without this book, I can now say that is just a lie. View quote
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Every place is a good place, only time goes wrong. View quote
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Even the most innocent person, when cornered, is capable of a heartless crime. View quote
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But loneliness is as delusive a belief in the pertinence of the world as is love: in choosing to feel lonely, as in choosing to love, one carves a space next to oneself to be filled by others - a friend, a lover, a toy poodle, a violinist on the radio. View quote
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A real dreamer must have a mutual trust with time. View quote
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She wonders if this is what people call falling in love, the desire to be with someone for every minute of the rest of her life so strong that sometimes she is frightened of herself. View quote
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What is revolution except a systematic way for one species to eat another alive? View quote
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