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I really wanted to be a poet - until I realized that I really didn't have what it took to be a poet.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Poet Realized Really Took Until Wanted

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I'm very much a people pleaser, and the first book had such a devoted and loving following.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Book Devoted First Following Had Loving Much People Pleaser Very

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I think one of the reasons that I like fiction versus nonfiction is that I myself can kind of disappear from the story.

~Celeste Ng

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What you look for as a reader is somebody who is going to take you and say, 'C'mon. Come into the story. I'm going to show you what there is to see.' The guide who is going to tell you, 'Pay attention over there,' or, 'Do you remember that other thing? Now watch!'

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Attention Come Going Guide Look Now Other Over Pay Pay Attention Reader Remember Say See Show Somebody Story Take Tell Thing Watch Who You

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No reader wants to sit through the same scene four times in a row, unless they're radically different.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Different Four Radically Reader Row Same Scene Sit Through Times Unless Wants

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I'm really interested in how we understand each other - and whether we can understand each other.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Each How Interested Other Really Understand Whether

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We have to figure out why we see the world in different ways and then how are we going to adjust so that we can at least still understand each other.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Adjust Different Different Ways Each Figure Going How Least Other Out See Still Then Understand Ways Why World

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For the first three years of his life, my son insisted on hearing 'Goodnight Moon' before bedtime. Like most babies, he was not a good sleeper by disposition - but reading seemed to help, and this book specifically became part of his whole wind-down ritual.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Babies Became Bedtime Before Book Disposition First Good Goodnight He Hearing Help His Insisted Life Like Moon Most Part Reading Ritual Seemed Son Specifically Three Whole Years

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In my own work, when I start off writing a scene, I don't know which physical details are going to turn out to be meaningful. But, inevitably, certain images will stand out - you start to decide which ones are important as you go.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Certain Decide Details Go Going Images Important Inevitably Know Meaningful My Own Off Out Own Physical Scene Stand Start Turn Which Will Work Writing You

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One of the most fun things for me, as a writer, is when readers ask questions like, 'Oh, I noticed that you have a lot of water and baptism imagery in your book. Did you do that on purpose?'

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Ask Baptism Book Did Fun Fun Things Imagery Like Lot Me Most Noticed Oh Purpose Questions Readers Things Water Writer You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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