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Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo is an American author known for her fantasy novels. Her works often explore themes of gender, identity, and race, and are well-received by readers. more

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“In high school I developed a habit of wandering through shopping malls after school, swaying through the bright, chill mezzanines until I was so dazed with consumer goods and product codes, with promenades and escalators, with mirrors and Muzak and noise and light, that a fuse would blow in my brain and all at once everything would become unintelligible: color without form, a babble of detached molecules. Then I would walk like a zombie to the parking lot and drive to the baseball field, where I wouldn't even get out of the car, just sit with my hands on the steering wheel and stare at the Cyclone fence and the yellowed winter grass until the sun went down and it was too dark for me to see.”

“Success is not always linear and clear. Sometimes, you will have to take risks, and sometimes you will have to embrace failures. The journey is filled with ups and downs, but each step is crucial.”