Celeste Ng Comparing Asian writers mainly to other Asian writers implies that we’re all telling the same story – a disappointingly reductive view. – Celeste Ng Asian Quotes Comparing Quotes Disappointingly Quotes Implies Quotes Reductive Quotes Story Quotes Telling Quotes View Quotes Writers Quotes Let’s stop reflexively comparing Chinese writers to Chinese writers, Indian writers to Indian writers, black writers to black writers. Let’s focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style. If someone were to call me ‘the next Amy Tan,’ it would not be because – or not primarily because – we have similar themes or subjects or styles. Let’s be honest: it would be because we are both Chinese American.
Paula Fox I have a painter’s memory. I can remember things from my childhood which were so powerfully imprinted on me, the whole scene comes back. – Paula Fox
Randall L Stephenson E-mail, when it became mobile – what happened? Utilization of email went through the roof. Just pure Internet access and data – what happens when you mobilize it? Multiples. People are dependent upon broadband and as you mobilize it, they become even more dependent on broadband. – Randall L Stephenson
Jim Yong Kim The water issue is critically related to climate change. People say that carbon is the currency of climate change. Water is the teeth. – Jim Yong Kim
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