Quote

For the most part, it's a world of artists that are very in their own heads.

Victoria Chang

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Blogger
Investment Banker
Poet
Writer
Artists
Artist
Part
World
Heads

More quotes by Victoria Chang

Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
The whole process of getting a book published is just part of the process. The last of the process that I enjo
Victoria Chang
Image
I think e-mail and social media and all that has made me feel way less isolated than ever before.
Victoria Chang
Image
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.
Victoria Chang
Image
Most of my writing friends are working in academia. Most of my business school friends are always talking about bringing companies public, and money, and making money, and lots and lots of money. It's just a different environment.
Victoria Chang
Image
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
Image
I was sort of obsessed about corporate people committing suicide.
Victoria Chang
Image
There's an attraction to emotional clusters or hypocrisies or awkwardness. A desire to expose something or point at something that's already poking out.
Victoria Chang
Image
We're all just a part of this large, spiraling, constantly fluid hierarchy and changing. At some points in your life, you feel crushed by that, depending on who you come in contact with.
Victoria Chang
Image
In general, I find that poets spend a lot of time thinking about themselves, and not a lot of time thinking about other poets, or other poetry. Unless they think about how it affects them, or how it could impact them.
Victoria Chang
Image
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
Image
I've never thought about the con of living in New York as a writer. Because I always think, Oh, what fun to be around so many writers. Because I've never been around so many writers.
Victoria Chang
Image
I can't help but go against the grain, I suppose it is in my fabric to be a rule-breaker.
Victoria Chang
Image
I think I've always felt very isolated, and I'm sure lots of poets do.
Victoria Chang
Image
Most people are trying to go digital, and trying to do different things with poetry. McSweeney's is going in the opposite direction - going more classic, and retro, which is all coming back.
Victoria Chang
Image
I question my own talent and ability to make creative work every single day.
Victoria Chang
Image
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
Image
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