The independents are the ones who tend to commit suicide. I'm not against this way of being in the world. Individuals have brought us many treasures. You can't just say that's a bad way of being in the world - it's not. But it's not everyone's way of being in the world.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

I like to listen. I'm much more interested in listening than in speaking, for sure.

Many women tend toward the interdependent end of things, we tend to see ourselves in relationship to others to a far greater degree than men.

I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

I'm trying to give people an idea of what black looks like and what white looks like before I introduce them to gray.

When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can dowhere you're never bored.