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Unlike F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Wolfe, I don't like proper dress while working. I like writing in pajama-like clothing, which eases and relaxes me and allows me to connect with the decidedly improper.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Clothing Connect Dress Fitzgerald Like Me Proper Scott Tom Unlike Which While Working Writing

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I'm not the sort of writer who can plan out things. Mostly I have no idea where I'm going.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Going Idea Mostly No Idea Out Plan Sort Things Where Who Writer

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In my other books, things do happen, but they are kind of bookends to the real action, which for me was an exploration of consciousness. Not that I don't get into the consciousness of the people in 'The Surrendered,' but you could say there's not as much anxiety about it.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: About Action Anxiety Books Consciousness Could Exploration Get Happen Kind Me Much Other People Real Say Things Which You

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I have a hard time revising sentences, because I spend an inordinate amount of time on each sentence, and the sentence before it, and the sentence after it.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: After Amount Because Before Each Hard Hard Time Inordinate Sentence Sentences Spend Time

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I don't listen to music while writing; it seems to me I'm trying to make my own kind of music, and to have anything else going on is just noisy interference.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Anything Anything Else Else Going Interference Just Kind Listen Make Me Music My Own Noisy Own Seems Trying While Writing

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I think book clubs should read more contemporary poetry.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Book Clubs Contemporary More Poetry Read Should Think I Think

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Before I start my work in the morning, I need to have quickly browsed the entire paper, noting articles that I want to read during lunch.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Articles Before Entire Lunch Morning Need Noting Paper Quickly Read Start Want Work

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We read and remember certain writers because they offer distinctive voices and perspectives, because they've given themselves over completely and passionately to their obsessions while vigorously ignoring everything else.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Because Certain Distinctive Else Everything Everything Else Given Ignoring Obsessions Offer Over Passionately Perspectives Read Remember Themselves Voices While Writers

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I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physician, which is this: do no harm.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Directive Harm Me Often Physician Prime Teacher Think Which Writing

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As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.

~Chang-Rae Lee

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Biography

Nationality: South Korean

Type: Novelist

Born: July 29th, 1965

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