The competitions between fiction and nonfiction, short and long, electronic and paper, are not battles in which there can be only one victor. After all, we exist in a world where more kinds of writing than ever are greeted with interest and enthusiasm. Celeste Ng Read Quote
You may not be a fan of Twitter-fiction. That’s okay. There are novels out there for you – big ones. Celeste Ng Read Quote
My mother ended up getting a Ph.D. of her own, in chemistry, and eventually became a tenured professor. Celeste Ng Read Quote
I really wanted to be a poet – until I realized that I really didn’t have what it took to be a poet. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Debut novels are difficult because nobody knows you… they just don’t find a huge audience, because that’s how the market works. Celeste Ng Read Quote
Writing, for me, is an extension of thinking – it’s my way of processing, and only when I’ve gotten something down on the page have I thought through it fully. Celeste Ng Read Quote
My husband really treats my writing like it’s a job – and he reminds me of that when I have those low moments where I think I should just quit and become a waitress. Celeste Ng Read Quote
There’s this sense that whiteness is the default and does not need to be questioned. That you’ve got a race if you’re black, or any kind of Asian, or any kind of Native American, but that you have no race if you are white. Celeste Ng Read Quote
