Thanhha Lai quotes

Journalism is just very structured...One day I turned in a story and [an editor] said to me, ‘You can't compare inanimate objects with animate objects,' and I realized I had to leave. (Thanhha Lai)

Vietnamese is so lyrical, and 80% percent of it is derived from Chinese, which is a language built from pictures not words. So this format and voice came out of that desire.

Thanhha Lai

Thanhha Lai

Occupation: American Writer
Born: 1965
Quotes count: 2
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