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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
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Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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I've always done things that were good for me, whether they were viewed as being as prestigious or whatever.
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I was sort of obsessed about corporate people committing suicide.
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As I published books, I realized, that's not really what I want. I don't care about the books as much anymore. I just want to write poetry.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People who are too uptight make me nervous.
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Our lives are short and everything sort of regresses to the mean.
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I can't help but go against the grain, I suppose it is in my fabric to be a rule-breaker.
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For the most part, it's a world of artists that are very in their own heads.
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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.
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