Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality. Iris Chang More Quotes by Iris Chang More Quotes From Iris Chang Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE. One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals. Iris Chang dream war believe As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice. Iris Chang holocaust forget years The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed. Iris Chang spoken-word disappear wind Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces. Iris Chang economic driven media Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances. Iris Chang would-be evil people I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space. Iris Chang space talking people It's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you will find it, and you will discover things that you wouldn't have thought of before. Iris Chang information enough looks When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day — but by the minute. Iris Chang believe years thinking For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine what I write in the future will follow in that vein. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction. Iris Chang liberty writing people The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion. Iris Chang rebellion uprising soldier They probably do have an Asian Barbie. Iris Chang asian barbie Somebody who was born in this country who visited China would later face difficulty getting back in to the USA. We have to keep in mind that the struggles of the Chinese against these exclusion laws really laid down the foundations of civil rights law. Iris Chang struggle rights country It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history. Iris Chang relics difficult When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese. Iris Chang san-francisco chinese special There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control. Iris Chang engagement government country Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else. Iris Chang duty writing firsts There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country? Iris Chang boston class country I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills. Iris Chang historical skills gathering After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book. Iris Chang writing book interesting Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another. Iris Chang racist hard-times racism
