Without writing, what would I have become? Nothing. In China the individual used to be treated as a screw or a small cog in the revolutionary machine. I wanted to be a human being with a voice.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow. - Ha Jin
The more you move, the stronger you'll grow.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion