Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of writers write because they have failed to do other things. How many writers can’t drive? A lot. They’re not practical. They are not capable in everyday life.
English has more flexibility. It's a very plastic, very shapeable, very expressive language. In that sense it feels quite natural. - Ha Jin
English has more flexibility. It's a very plastic, very shapeable, very expressive language. In that sense it feels quite natural.
- Ha Jin
When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs. By force, brutal force, he e… - Ha Jin
When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs. By force, brutal force, he e…
I don't think of myself as a dissident, and I'm more of an immigrant than an exile. - Ha Jin
I don't think of myself as a dissident, and I'm more of an immigrant than an exile.
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of… - Ha Jin
Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of…
No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth. - Ha Jin
No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth.
You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat. - Ha Jin
You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat.
Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu. - Ha Jin
Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu.
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow. - Ha Jin
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow.
Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage. - Ha Jin
Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage.
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