Chang-Rae Lee Quotes

We need to redefine community and find a variety of ways of coming together and helping each other.

There's a brotherhood with the specialists. There's not many of them and we don't get any respect, so we have to show a little respect for each other. We have to help each other out if we have the opportunity.

The fact is, we need help, and we need each other.

But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful.

Women are so strong and knowledgeable. You know, instead of competing with each other, I would love to complete each other. Take away that wall of competition and say, 'Hey, let's just all get together and help each other be brilliant.'

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

We talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.

One of the most important parts of my life has been community.

When you're trying to enter something as intimidating as comedy, starting out with a support network of likeminded people is a powerful thing. It was natural we'd end up working together because we went through those first petrifying moments together. We created gigs for each other, slapped each other on the back, and protected each other.

ARGH! There's no such thing [as writer's block]. Seriously: THERE. IS. NO. SUCH. THING. You know what there is? There's a bunch of problems, creative and otherwise, that can stop you writing. They are not block. They are important skills.

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.

I know how important it is to have a helping hand.

There's no agony like [getting started]. You sit in a room, biting pencils, looking at a typewriter, walking about, or casting yourself down on a sofa, feeling you want to cry your head off.

We are all one, so let's help each other out.

In overcoming prejudice, working together is even more effective than talking together.

Gauguin says that when sailors have to move a heavy load or raise an anchor, they all sing together to keep them up and give them vim. That's just what artists lack!

When we all help each other out, when we stand together, we are stronger together.

But you too, help one another: help one another always. One another. In this way, by helping one another, we will do some good.

The fun is having friends who help each other get free.

It is okay to ask for help. I give help when others need it, and ask for help when I need it.

Women helping each other - coaching, mentoring, and providing tips - is a great way for us to be our own force.

If we don't help each other, who will?

We are not alone. We have many brothers who in this moment of catastrophe came to help. And we too, because of this, we feel more like brothers and sisters because we helped each other.

Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.

There is no question that women helping women works for women.