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Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes

I do not believe in old age. I do not believe in getting tired Picture Quote #1

In a time of destruction, create something Picture Quote #1

Humans are basically good. That’s why it takes so much training to march march march kill kill kill kill Picture Quote #1

When you raise girls, you’re raising children for strangers Picture Quote #1

My job is my own only land Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Ocean people are very different from land people. The ocean never stops saying and asking into ears, which don’t sleep like eyes Picture Quote #1

I have found things that I could have done better in ‘The Woman Warrior.’ But then I thought: Let the work of one’s youth just stand Picture Quote #1

Hunger also changes the world - when eating can’t be a habit, then neither can seeing Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The work of preservation demands that the feelings playing about in one’s guts not be turned into action. Just watch their passing like cherry blossoms Picture Quote #1

We’re all under the same sky and walk the same earth; we’re alive together during the same moment Picture Quote #1

Perhaps women were once so dangerous that they had to have their feet bound Picture Quote #1

Joy and life exist nowhere but the present Picture Quote #1

How unlike a dead fish a live fish is Picture Quote #1

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And I had to get out of hating range Picture Quote #1

What does old look like? Sometimes I am wrinkled, sometimes not Picture Quote #1

You’re too young to decide to live forever Picture Quote #1

Do the right thing by whoever crosses your path. Those coincidental people are your people Picture Quote #1

Every word that falls from the mouth is a coin lost. Silently they gave and accepted food with both hands Picture Quote #1

I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions Picture Quote #1

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When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That kind of thinking gets in the way Picture Quote #1

When alone I am not aware of my race or my sex, both in need of social contexts for definition Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories Picture Quote #1

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I do not believe in old age. I do not believe in getting tired. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) In a time of destruction, create something (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Humans are basically good. That’s why it takes so much training to march march march kill kill kill kill. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) When you raise girls, you’re raising children for strangers (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) My job is my own only land (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) 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 Quotes) Ocean people are very different from land people. The ocean never stops saying and asking into ears, which don’t sleep like eyes. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) I have found things that I could have done better in ‘The Woman Warrior.’ But then I thought: Let the work of one’s youth just stand. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Hunger also changes the world - when eating can’t be a habit, then neither can seeing (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) 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 Quotes) The work of preservation demands that the feelings playing about in one’s guts not be turned into action. Just watch their passing like cherry blossoms. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) We’re all under the same sky and walk the same earth; we’re alive together during the same moment. (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Perhaps women were once so dangerous that they had to have their feet bound (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Joy and life exist nowhere but the present (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) How unlike a dead fish a live fish is (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) And I had to get out of hating range (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) What does old look like? Sometimes I am wrinkled, sometimes not (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) You’re too young to decide to live forever (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Do the right thing by whoever crosses your path. Those coincidental people are your people (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) Every word that falls from the mouth is a coin lost. Silently they gave and accepted food with both hands (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That kind of thinking gets in the way (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) When alone I am not aware of my race or my sex, both in need of social contexts for definition (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) 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 Quotes) The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories (Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes)

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