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Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them. Hanya Yanagihara bearconvictionearth share on social
In a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's. Hanya Yanagihara adulthoodbasicdefine share on social
I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever. Hanya Yanagihara advanceconcessionfiction Change image and share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood. Ira Sachs adulthoodgrabhard Change image and share on social