Ocean Vuong

And I felt like there's an incredible obligation that you have by offering each other dignity because there's nowhere to hide. You can be a jerk in New York and you just fade into the subway and then that's it. But there's no anonymity. You have to stand by what you believe. You have to defend and argue yourself. And then you have to face each other when you don't agree.

And I felt like there's an incredible obligation that you have by offering each other dignity because there's nowhere to hide. You can be a jerk in New York and you just fade into the subway and then that's it. But there's no anonymity. You have to stand by what you believe. You have to defend and argue yourself. And then you have to face each other when you don't agree.

You might have to work side by side. And so I wanted to see that that's actually not a place left behind. That's an advantageous, even innovative way to relate to people. When you cannot hide behind anything, you have to face each other with respect, dignity, and a kind of proximity that so much of America really is.

You might have to work side by side. And so I wanted to see that that's actually not a place left behind. That's an advantageous, even innovative way to relate to people. When you cannot hide behind anything, you have to face each other with respect, dignity, and a kind of proximity that so much of America really is.

You might have to work side by side. And so I wanted to see that that's actually not a place left behind. That's an advantageous, even innovative way to relate to people. When you cannot hide behind anything, you have to face each other with respect, dignity, and a kind of proximity that so much of America really is.

If you talk to people, everybody kind of wants the same thing, even though we have vastly different

If you talk to people, everybody kind of wants the same thing, even though we have vastly different

If you talk to people, everybody kind of wants the same thing, even though we have vastly different

chaotic and disparate political beliefs at the end of the day we want to live with dignity and respect for each other and living in a small town forces you to do that and it allows you dexterity with the language you know how to talk about something without offending each other right you talk so that you can you can see each other again at the laundromat because you will because you will everybody knows your business yeah you do but you have a question what is it

chaotic and disparate political beliefs at the end of the day we want to live with dignity and respect for each other and living in a small town forces you to do that and it allows you dexterity with the language you know how to talk about something without offending each other right you talk so that you can you can see each other again at the laundromat because you will because you will everybody knows your business yeah you do but you have a question what is it

chaotic and disparate political beliefs at the end of the day we want to live with dignity and respect for each other and living in a small town forces you to do that and it allows you dexterity with the language you know how to talk about something without offending each other right you talk so that you can you can see each other again at the laundromat because you will because you will everybody knows your business yeah you do but you have a question what is it

It was all her, you know. I used to be really annoyed before I wrote a novel when authors say, oh, I don't know, the characters told me what to do, you know. I just follow them along. And I said, oh, come on, you wrote the whole thing. You know what it is. But when I started writing a novel, I think what happens is that you create a character and you give them parameters, right?

It was all her, you know. I used to be really annoyed before I wrote a novel when authors say, oh, I don't know, the characters told me what to do, you know. I just follow them along. And I said, oh, come on, you wrote the whole thing. You know what it is. But when I started writing a novel, I think what happens is that you create a character and you give them parameters, right?

It was all her, you know. I used to be really annoyed before I wrote a novel when authors say, oh, I don't know, the characters told me what to do, you know. I just follow them along. And I said, oh, come on, you wrote the whole thing. You know what it is. But when I started writing a novel, I think what happens is that you create a character and you give them parameters, right?

of things that they would or wouldn't do. And you have to be faithful to that and not betray that. And even though they'll say things and do things that I personally would never say and do, it's still true to them. And when those parameters are so narrow and they're so realized, you really sit down and say, what would they say?

of things that they would or wouldn't do. And you have to be faithful to that and not betray that. And even though they'll say things and do things that I personally would never say and do, it's still true to them. And when those parameters are so narrow and they're so realized, you really sit down and say, what would they say?

of things that they would or wouldn't do. And you have to be faithful to that and not betray that. And even though they'll say things and do things that I personally would never say and do, it's still true to them. And when those parameters are so narrow and they're so realized, you really sit down and say, what would they say?

And they would only say the things if you're faithful to those parameters. And sometimes you can force it and it gets creaky and bad. But if you're faithful, they'll keep revealing something so idiosyncratic. And when I was writing that scene by hand, writing by scene by hand is really helpful for me because I stay in the scene longer. If I write on the computer, it's too quick.

And they would only say the things if you're faithful to those parameters. And sometimes you can force it and it gets creaky and bad. But if you're faithful, they'll keep revealing something so idiosyncratic. And when I was writing that scene by hand, writing by scene by hand is really helpful for me because I stay in the scene longer. If I write on the computer, it's too quick.

And they would only say the things if you're faithful to those parameters. And sometimes you can force it and it gets creaky and bad. But if you're faithful, they'll keep revealing something so idiosyncratic. And when I was writing that scene by hand, writing by scene by hand is really helpful for me because I stay in the scene longer. If I write on the computer, it's too quick.