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

What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.

- Celeste Ng

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

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

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

- 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

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

- 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