I have only a few really enviable skills, but packing - condensing just the right amount of stuff into a single bag, whether the trip is for a weekend or, as in this case, seven weeks - is one of them. Hanya Yanagihara amountbagcase share on social
The process of being a writer is much more interior than being a scientist, because science is so reactionary. Hanya Yanagihara interiorprocessreactionary Change image and share on social
Life will end in death and unhappiness, but we do it anyway. Hanya Yanagihara deathendlife Change image and share on social
We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not. Hanya Yanagihara assumebattledeath Change image and share on social
Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull. Hanya Yanagihara awarediscussdull Change image and share on social
Even before it opened its retail arm, Beigh was renowned among pashmina cognoscenti for the quality and complexity of the work produced in its workshop, a large, airy, sunlit rectangle of a room directly across from its second-floor shop. Hanya Yanagihara airyarmbeigh share on social
Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life. Hanya Yanagihara americanconceptdine Change image and share on social
Any frequent visitor to Hawaii is fixated on mapping how the islands have changed since their last visit. Hanya Yanagihara changefixatefrequent Change image and share on social
There is something uniquely American about the motel: It speaks to the transient nature of America itself, one enabled and encouraged by our roads and highways. Hanya Yanagihara americaamericanenable Change image and share on social
My father was a research doctor at the National Institutes of Health in the early 1980s, and you couldn't work in the field and not know about D. Carleton Gajdusek, who my father often mentioned. Hanya Yanagihara 1980scarletondoctor Change image and share on social