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Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes

American - Writer | October 27, 1940 -

To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world - that I am able to change it in positive ways.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Positive Change Success I Am Ideas

The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Work Hard Work Sweat More Hard Gods

I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Mind Universe Room Contradictions

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Life Poetry My Life Now Want Begin

The difference between mad people and sane people... is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over.

Maxine Hong Kingston

People Story Mad Talk Over Variety

Hunger also changes the world - when eating can't be a habit, then neither can seeing.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Habit World Eating Seeing Changes

I've been writing since I was 7, but before that, I was orally making stories.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Writing Been Making Stories Before

It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Life History Me Writing Feel Know

I'm so proud that my offspring became a musician. I'm full of awe that we are able to have a whole family live the life of artists.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Life Family Live Proud Awe Artists

What does old look like? Sometimes I am wrinkled, sometimes not.

Maxine Hong Kingston

I Am Look Sometimes Old Like Does

There can't be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don't change they just die.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Change Die Tradition Down Pure Myth

I have found things that I could have done better in 'The Woman Warrior.' But then I thought: Let the work of one's youth just stand.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Work Woman Youth Thought Better

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