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Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: All fat people hated summer in New York:

All fat people hated summer in New York: everything was always sticking to everything else, flesh to flesh, flesh to fabric. You never felt truly dry. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Breathing slowly and rubbing his palm against his

Breathing slowly and rubbing his palm against his chest as if to soothe his heart. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Again. Was it better to trust or better

Again. Was it better to trust or better to be wary? Could you have a real friendship if some part of you was always expecting betrayal? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: An elegant mind wants elegant endings

An elegant mind wants elegant endings — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: my father said the whole world seemed made

my father said the whole world seemed made of sound and nothing else. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It is morals that help us make the

It is morals that help us make the laws, but morals do not help us apply them. I — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: pg 674 "let me get better or let

pg 674 "let me get better or let me end it — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I think there are patterns of the aftermath

I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: We imbue deserts and the tundra with menace

We imbue deserts and the tundra with menace because nothing, or little, grows there. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: And now you've been so fucking spoiled by

And now you've been so fucking spoiled by things coming to you so easily that you think everything's just going to happen for you. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I always wanted to be a scientist. I

I always wanted to be a scientist. I don't really have any writer friends. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he

Experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I was aware that I had been looking

I was aware that I had been looking for him on every street, in every crowd. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities

Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Sometimes, all he has to do is sit

Sometimes, all he has to do is sit up, and he will be reminded, as if slapped across the face, that his body owns him, not the other way around. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I knew that he had decided that Caleb

I knew that he had decided that Caleb was right, that he was disgusting, that he had, somehow, deserved what had happened to him. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: What is life for? he asks himself. What

What is life for? he asks himself. What is my life for? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: If the only thing you knew about Oman

If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I would rather have you suffering and alive-than

I would rather have you suffering and alive-than dead. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: he realizes that this is the way it

he realizes that this is the way it is, the way it must be: you don't visit the lost, you visit the people who search for the lost. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Wasn't friendship its own miracle, the finding of

Wasn't friendship its own miracle, the finding of another person who made the entire lonely world seem somehow less lonely? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Does he seem listless, out of sorts?

Does he seem listless, out of sorts? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It is always easier to believe what you

It is always easier to believe what you already think than to try to change your mind. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Friendship is one of our most treasured relationships,

Friendship is one of our most treasured relationships, but it isn't codified and celebrated; it's never going to give you a party. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It's a good story,' he said. He even

It's a good story,' he said. He even grinned at me. 'I'll tell you.'
'Please,' I said.
And then he did. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: But if you act like you don't belong,

But if you act like you don't belong, if you act like you're apologetic for your own self, then people will start to treat you that way, too. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: This was what he loved about JB, he

This was what he loved about JB, he had thought; he was always smarter than even he knew. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The original Grand Tour would generally begin in

The original Grand Tour would generally begin in Belgium or the Netherlands before moving through Paris, Geneva, Spain, Italy, and perhaps Greece. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: None of them really wanted to listen to

None of them really wanted to listen to someone else's story anyway; they only wanted to tell their own. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Life would happen to him, and he would

Life would happen to him, and he would have to try to answer it, just like the rest of them all. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: All the most terrifying ifs involve people. All

All the most terrifying ifs involve people. All the good ones do as well. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: flibbertigibbets - and

flibbertigibbets - and — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: How many societies can say this, that they

How many societies can say this, that they have recognized all they need and have made provisions for it all? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: One of the things I'm fascinated by as

One of the things I'm fascinated by as a traveler is watching how different countries control how they let the world encounter them. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I think I passed up a lot of

I think I passed up a lot of opportunities for love because I was too interested in identity politics. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Harold sighs. "Jude," he says, "there's not an

Harold sighs. "Jude," he says, "there's not an expiration date on needing help, or needing people. You don't get to a certain age and it stops. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Life will end in death and unhappiness, but

Life will end in death and unhappiness, but we do it anyway. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The process of being a writer is much

The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He liked to pretend he was one of

He liked to pretend he was one of them, but he knew he was not. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Sometimes he found himself resenting the others' definition

Sometimes he found himself resenting the others' definition of him, the reductiveness and immovability of it: — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Blithe; he seething - until they had left

Blithe; he seething - until they had left the restaurant and started — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: This, I thought approvingly, was a place that

This, I thought approvingly, was a place that had no needs, and therefore no wants. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: So much of writing isn't the fun parts

So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: he feels his breath abandon him;

he feels his breath abandon him; — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Fair is never an answer, I would tell

Fair is never an answer, I would tell them. But it is always a consideration. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: But you need someone who can grow old

But you need someone who can grow old with you. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Kashmir, the 86,000-square-mile region in India's north, both

Kashmir, the 86,000-square-mile region in India's north, both is and isn't the India of the popular imagination. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I told myself that I was letting him

I told myself that I was letting him keep his dignity, while choosing to forget that for thousands of nights, he sacrificed it. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: We are meant to break you down, Dennys,

We are meant to break you down, Dennys, his professor said. Only the truly talented will be able to come back from it. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Pg 685 And so home he goes, and

Pg 685 And so home he goes, and he waits and waits for Willem to appear to him. But he doesn't, and finally he sleeps. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: New York was populated by the ambitious. It

New York was populated by the ambitious. It was often the only thing that everyone here had in common. Ambition — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The speed limit on most of Maui's highways

The speed limit on most of Maui's highways is forty miles per hour, but my mother never went above thirty. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He got to see his friends differently, not

He got to see his friends differently, not as just appendages to his life but as distinct characters inhabiting their own stories; — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He will be someone who is defined, first

He will be someone who is defined, first and always, by what he is missing. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: After he had resolved this, he felt the

After he had resolved this, he felt the fatigue overwhelm him, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: But he and his friends have no children,

But he and his friends have no children, and in their absence, the world sprawls before them, almost stifling in its possibilities. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The easiest explanations are often the right ones,

The easiest explanations are often the right ones, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I think Bhutanese food - long dissed by

I think Bhutanese food - long dissed by every food writer out there - has gotten a bum rap. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Not having sex: it was one of the

Not having sex: it was one of the best things about being an adult. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: him - I was always happy to play

him - I was always happy to play the fool if I thought it might give him some pleasure - — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: They would never have demanded he be like

They would never have demanded he be like them; they hardly wanted to be themselves. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: But what in life wasn't connected to some

But what in life wasn't connected to some greater, sadder story? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: And so I try to be kind to

And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: An artist, as much as a writer or

An artist, as much as a writer or composer, needed themes, needed ideas. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and

I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Felt for a minute frightened by the jungle,

Felt for a minute frightened by the jungle, its voracious appetite and ambition, its hunger to consume every surface it encountered. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: If he sacrifices his legs, he will be

If he sacrifices his legs, he will be admitting to Dr. Traylor that he has won; he will be surrendering to him, to that night in the field with the — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He has tasted anger, and he knows he

He has tasted anger, and he knows he has to control it. He can feel it, waiting to burst from his mouth in a swarm of stinging black flies. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The awful pleasure of hurling himself against something

The awful pleasure of hurling himself against something so immovable. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: you have to be so genuinely uncategorizable that

you have to be so genuinely uncategorizable that the normal terms of identity don't even apply to you. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: We are so old, we have become young

We are so old, we have become young again. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Eating local is a relatively new concept in

Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Those of us lucky enough to fall in

Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Don't let this silence become a habit,

Don't let this silence become a habit, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Life itself is the axiom of the empty

Life itself is the axiom of the empty set. It begins in zero and ends in zero. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It was impossible to explain to the healthy

It was impossible to explain to the healthy the logic of the sick, and he didn't have the energy to try. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I felt I had taken someone who once

I felt I had taken someone who once knew how to draw a dog and turned him into someone who instead knew only how to draw shapes. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: When you have very lax parents, you tend

When you have very lax parents, you tend to get more conservative kids. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: You will learn to see your life -

You will learn to see your life - all of our lives - as a series of agreements, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: The thought of seeing Malcolm and JB, of

The thought of seeing Malcolm and JB, of interacting with them and smiling and joking, seemed suddenly excruciating. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: I think at first I didn't tell anyone

I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Video, ergo est," said Laurence, suddenly. I see

Video, ergo est," said Laurence, suddenly. I see it, therefore it is. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Holm: Every morning I am a beginner.

Every morning I am a beginner. — Hanya Holm

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It had always seemed to him a very

It had always seemed to him a very plush kind of problem, a privilege, really, to consider whether life was meaningful or not. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: One of the fun things about unreliable narrators

One of the fun things about unreliable narrators is they can be funny. You can admire things about them and laugh with them. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people

He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved fall in love with other people he loved. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Thank god he wasn't a writer, or he'd

Thank god he wasn't a writer, or he'd have nothing to write about. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: But what was happiness but an extravagance, an

But what was happiness but an extravagance, an impossible state to maintain, partly because it was so difficult to articulate? — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: He feels he isn't so much living as

He feels he isn't so much living as he is merely existing, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Having a child, I thought, was something you

Having a child, I thought, was something you should actively want, crave, even. It was not a venture for the ambivalent or passionless. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: his memories from this period were something slightly

his memories from this period were something slightly blur-edged and unreliable, — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Gentle in manners and voice, and yet in

Gentle in manners and voice, and yet in the courtroom that gentleness burned itself away and left behind something brutal and cold. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Everything he has learned tells him to leave;

Everything he has learned tells him to leave; Everything he has wished for tells him to stay. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Holm: Dances without purpose have false starts and stops.

Dances without purpose have false starts and stops. — Hanya Holm

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: his parents huffing after him;

his parents huffing after him; — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: It had seemed to him the ideal expression

It had seemed to him the ideal expression of an adult relationship, to have someone with whom you could discuss the mechanics of a shared existence. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: Oh, he thinks, if I were a better

Oh, he thinks, if I were a better person. If I were a more generous person. If I were a less self-involved person. If I were a braver person. — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: lunches at which everyone segregated themselves by rank

lunches at which everyone segregated themselves by rank and caste - — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: If you keep trying to find everything, you'll

If you keep trying to find everything, you'll wind up with nothing. AMY: — Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Quotes By Hanya Yanagihara: his privacy, his life, is still his

his privacy, his life, is still his — Hanya Yanagihara