Charles Yu Quotes

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Charles Yu, born in 1976, is a talented writer whose works span across science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. His unique imagination and profound thematic explorations have earned him widespread acclaim from readers and critics alike.

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Famous Charles Yu Quotes

“I was headed for an entire life spent alone, pitying myself for not being more, ignoring all those people who actually ask me to be more, because they see it in me.”

People Asks Ask Me

Book:How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Enhanced Edition): A Novel

Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Enhanced Edition): A Novel

“Most people I know live their lives moving in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward.”

People Knows Whole Moving Constant Moving In

Book:How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

“All of her heart, a meaningless phrase, but correct and precise, too. She used her heart to love him, not her head, and not her words and not her thoughts or ideas or feelings or any other vehicle or object or device people use to deliver love or love-like things.”

People Heart Ideas Use Feelings Used Objects Phrases Devices Meaningless Vehicle Precise

Book:How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

“Everyone has a time machine. Everyone *is* a time machine. It's just that most people's time machines are broken. The strangest and hardest kind of time travel is the unaided kind. People get stuck, people get looped. People get trapped. But we are all time machines.”

People Kind Broken Machines Stuck Hardest All Time Time Travel Trapped Time Machine Kind People

Book:How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

Source: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel

“This is what you have to ask yourself: Do you want to be good, or just seem good? Do you want to be good to yourself and others? Do you care about other people, always, sometimes, never? Or only when convenient? What kind of person do you want to be?”

People Want Kind Persons Sometimes Seems Care Asks Be Good Convenient Do You Care

Book:Sorry Please Thank You: Stories

Source: Sorry Please Thank You: Stories

About the Author

Born: 1976
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 59

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A NovelRelated source material

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional UniverseRelated source material

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Enhanced Edition): A NovelRelated source material

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