Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
People who are too uptight make me nervous.
Victoria Chang
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Blogger
Investment Banker
Poet
Writer
Uptight
Nervous
Make
People
More quotes by Victoria Chang
It took me awhile to not be ashamed to be a poet in the business environment, and to be a business person in the poet environment.
Victoria Chang
I do think that given my background as a poet, and also I work in a different field, you're sort of neither here nor there.
Victoria Chang
I think I love humor in poetry, but not that slapstick cheap easy humor, but that uncomfortable, did she say that out loud? kind of humor.
Victoria Chang
My life in general, orderly or not, it allows me more freedom in my own writing. Sometimes I wonder, though - I have friends that sit around and just write all day. And I think it's the coolest thing.
Victoria Chang
Having children can be such a gift, but it can be a crushing experience for a certain kind of mom. And I am that certain kind of mom.
Victoria Chang
I've read a lot more than most of the people that I know, except for one of my really close friends reads way more than I do.
Victoria Chang
I think my way of being funny is just saying things that people think but have learned not to say, whereas, I haven't learned not to say them.
Victoria Chang
There's so much stuff being written! Every year, how many books come out? I can't keep up, and I read a lot. It's amazing.
Victoria Chang
I've always done things that were good for me, whether they were viewed as being as prestigious or whatever.
Victoria Chang
The whole process of getting a book published is just part of the process. The last of the process that I enjo
Victoria Chang
I question my own talent and ability to make creative work every single day.
Victoria Chang
I am always reading, always, and tons of things at once. I wouldn't say I'm a voracious reader, though. I never finish books that fast, because I'm always reading so many things at once.
Victoria Chang
I think my brain is full of collisions and that's how I like to read and process information. I'm always comparing things and I think I do that subconsciously when I'm reading books of poetry.
Victoria Chang
I love when I meet generous poets, and generous meaning nice people, who give to the poetry community, who do interviews, read other people's books, and talk about them, spread the...love, I guess. That means a lot to me.
Victoria Chang
I was sort of obsessed about corporate people committing suicide.
Victoria Chang
I love being part of poetry conversations. I love talking about what I've read.
Victoria Chang
I definitely have favorite books by favorite poets, but poets' books also vary. I could like some books, but not like another book.
Victoria Chang
Sometimes people ask me to do stuff in New York, like Can you read at this thing? And I say, Nooo, I can't just get on a plane with these two screaming children - I can't just get rid of them on such short notice and take vacation and fly over to New York.
Victoria Chang
I've always felt alone and isolated, and living on the West Coast, there's no poetry community out here, and if there is, it's really spread out - because it's LA, it's spread out.
Victoria Chang
I can't help but go against the grain, I suppose it is in my fabric to be a rule-breaker.
Victoria Chang