“The most Korean thing you can eat that's so easy is Shin Ramyun with a...” — Michelle Zauner Quote

“The most Korean thing you can eat that's so easy is Shin Ramyun with an egg cracked into it and kimchi on the side. I feel like every Korean person eats that at nighttime or for a snack.”

“Persimmons are pretty present in a lot of Asian cultures, as gifts that you give to people.”

“Sometimes I can really agonize over a creative project and forget that it's essentially professional play, you know?”

“I always say, 'I'm cracked. My characters are cracked. And you, reader, you're cracked, too.'”

“I've always said I have one foot wholly removed from reality at all times, but I like it that way. I feel like I run parallel to so many narratives in my own head, like my own true mirror is cracked and reflects my true self back at me in various different ways.”

“The road can become a very lonely place. It's not what it's cracked up to be. Of course, it's what you make it.”