01c. 1974 ADIn a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's.Hanya Yanagihara / quote ↗
02c. 1974 ADFriendship is one of our most treasured relationships, but it isn't codified and celebrated; it's never going to give you a party.Hanya Yanagihara / quote ↗
03c. 1974 ADThe first thing many tourists see in Hawaii is concrete - a long dreary stretch of it through landscapes dominated by sad, cheap apartment buildings and almost entirely denuded of plant life.Hanya Yanagihara / quote ↗