I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
Hunger also changes the world – when eating can’t be a habit, then neither can seeing. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
There can’t be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don’t change they just die. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world – that I am able to change it in positive ways. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
The difference between mad people and sane people… is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
I’ve been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
I’m so proud that my offspring became a musician. I’m full of awe that we are able to have a whole family live the life of artists. Maxine Hong Kingston Read Quote
