Yiyun Li Quotes

Writer

Yiyun Li, born on November 4, 1972, is a prominent Chinese writer known for her profound character portrayal and unique narrative style. Her works have won wide acclaim from readers.

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Famous Yiyun Li Quotes

“Few of us would make a fool of ourselves in pressing the animals to give us serious answers about their lives, but we do that all the time to other people.”

People Life Questions

Book:The Book of Goose

Source: The Book of Goose

“Some people count only what they seek as life: fame, wealth, adventure, happiness What they make happen, to others and to themselves, and what they make impossible, for others and themselves. For me, anything that happens is life.”

Life Happiness

Author:Yiyun Li

“If we don’t have to earn our time, how easily we squander it.”

Life Death Time

Book:Where Reasons End

Source: Where Reasons End

“Life was crowded with many small worries that could replace a friendship with indifference.”

Life Friendship

Book:Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

Source: Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

About the Author

Born: November 4, 1972
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 60

Books & Sources

Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your LifeRelated source material

Gold Boy, Emerald GirlRelated source material

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: StoriesRelated source material

The Book of GooseRelated source material

Where Reasons EndRelated source material

Things in Nature Merely GrowRelated source material

Kinder Than SolitudeRelated source material

Kinder Than Solitude: A NovelRelated source material

The Vagrants: A NovelRelated source material

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