Han Kang's Official Interview After Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024

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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
— Seneca

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"Maybe there is a beast ... maybe it's only us."
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies
Chapter 5, p. 80

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If you care for the wisdom of ancient minds, here is an insightful Persian proverb, translated literally into English:

“You can shut a gate, but you cannot shut people’s mouths.”

The proverb means, "you can control physical things, but you cannot control what people say.
In other words, you cannot stop people from talking, gossiping, or criticizing.

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“You can shut a gate, but you cannot shut people’s mouths"

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Caring for others over caring for yourself gets you out of your own self. But if caring for others becomes a source of pride, the self is strengthened and you're back to where you started.

— Naval Ravikant

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We should notice that we are already supported every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the air, filling our lungs and emptying them. We should begin from this when we need support. There is the sunlight coming though the window and the silence of the morning. Begin from these.
- Natalie Goldberg

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Don't be surprised at Fortune's turns and twists:
That wheel has spun a thousand yarns before.
- Hafez (Sonnet 101)

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Hafez (c. 1315–1390) is Iran's most beloved lyrical poet, famous for his mastery of the genre "ghazal" (Persian sonnet).

Born Shams-al-Din Muhammad in Shiraz, he earned his pen name by memorizing the Quran.

His Divan (collection of poems) blends together themes of
- love
- wine (the divine vintage, a metaphor for spiritual intoxication)
- mysticism
- sharp critiques of hypocrisy

His ghazals remain so influential today that his book is frequently used as a spiritual oracle for guidance in daily life.

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An illustration of Hafez (1325-1390), the Persian poet
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What is postcolonialism?

"It is the academic study of the cultural, political and economic consequences of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands. The field started to emerge in the 1960s, as scholars from previously colonized countries began publishing on the lingering effects of colonialism, developing an analysis of the history, culture, literature, and discourse of imperial power. It is part of the critical theory framework in broader sense, and more narrowly, critical race theory "

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcolonialism

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