Hanya Yanagihara Quotes

We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.

Hanya Yanagihara

• Writing
• Book
• True
• Process

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• I don't think in words; I think in pictures, in images.

  

  Lance Henriksen
  • Think
  • Words
  • Pictures

• It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
  • People
  • World
  • Kids

• Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.

  

  Dale Murphy
  • Home
  • Want
  • Know

• I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.

  

  S. E. Hinton
  • Thinking
  • Go
  • Straight

• I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Will
  • Conquered

• In the music world, ageism is a big issue. It's about youth and youth culture. There's no other art form that I know that requires you to be a certain age.

  

  Larry Mullen, Jr. U2
  • World
  • Music
  • Art

• Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

  

  Danica Patrick
  • Believe
  • Learning
  • Moving

• I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.

  

  Gary Lineker
  • People
  • Up
  • Sports

• Looking back, the biggest mistake I made was feeling ashamed of it. Acne is a part of life. You don't need to be embarrassed of it.

  

  Cameron Dallas
  • Life
  • Feeling
  • Mistake

• I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.

  

  Kaley Cuoco
  • Thinking
  • Kids
  • Cool

• It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens.

  

  Fran Drescher
  • People
  • Up
  • Great

• I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.

  

  Patricia Arquette
  • Me
  • Part
  • Grew

• I'm not a one-issue person.

  

  Barbara Bush
  • Person

• The first information I consume in the morning is probably 'The New York Times' and then my Twitter feed. I think Twitter is a really fascinating, easy way to stay on top of what stories are out there.

  

  Uzo Aduba
  • Morning
  • Easy
  • New York

• Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

  

  Babasaheb
  • Mind
  • Existence
  • Aim

• I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before?

  

  Iman
  • You
  • Hate
  • Mean

• When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.

  

  Sam Taylor-Johnson
  • Work
  • Question
  • Cast

• In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • People
  • Important
  • Country

• A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

  

  Jesse Jackson
  • Live
  • Value

• I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • People
  • Important
  • True

• For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.

  

  Iggy Azalea
  • People
  • Music
  • Important

• I have a daughter, and it's a very bad message to send to my daughter that to be valid or accepted or to have value, you have to look a certain way. It's all about appearance, and not about education and not about contributing. I think we've completely lost our way.

  

  Christopher Cross
  • Bad
  • Education
  • Lost

• I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

  

  Ziad Abdelnour
  • Strong
  • Wise
  • Laugh

• We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.

  

  Hanya Yanagihara
  • Writing
  • Book
  • True