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Yiyun Li
4 quotes
“I always used to say strongly that I was not an autobiographical writer, so strongly it was clearly suspicious…Even without this book, I can now say that is just a lie.”
Yiyun Li (born 1972) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her book Dear Friend in “Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’” in The Guardian (2017 Feb 24)
“I always feel that how people treat animals is not too far from how people treat each other, especially under stress or under certain circumstances…”
Yiyun Li (born 1972) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On including animal deaths in her work as symbolism in “An Interview with Yiyun Li” in Brick Magazine (2019 Feb 19)
“I like to think a thought and then I like to follow it, like a little seed, for a long time and see where that growth leads me. Sometimes it leads me to an entirely different place from where it started and that gives me joy.”
Yiyun Li (born 1972) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her thought process in “What I think: Yiyun Li” (Princeton University; 2018 Dec 10)
“There is a beginning, a middle and an end. And I think for those of us who have crossed borders, the artificial beginning is interesting to me. There is a clear-cut — old life, that’s old country, and there’s new life, new country.…”
Yiyun Li (born 1972) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the duality of immigration in “Interview with Yiyun Li” in The Nassau Literary Review (2018 May 3)