You don't feel like smiling? Then what? Force yourself to smile. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.

- Celeste Ng

I'd like to think of my self as not melancholic at all, I think I'm a pretty cheerful person, really.

- Celeste Ng

What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.

- Celeste Ng

The people are maybe still as aware of the differences but they are more accepting of it that what we saw in the 70s and 80s, but the undercurrent is…

- Celeste Ng

Being asked, "Where are you REALLY from?" It makes one feel OTHERED.

- Celeste Ng

I am very active on Twitter and one thing that keeps popping up is "How do I balance having a kid and writing?" And I know it should not be as aggrav…

- Celeste Ng

If a news camera shows up, people will line up, they want to be seen. But at the same time they want both to be chosen and not singled out. I think t…

- Celeste Ng

They never discussed it, but both came to understand it as a promise: he would always make sure there was a place for her. She would always be able t…

- Celeste Ng

After a while, the fear became a habit, too.

- Celeste Ng