No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same world with different labels attached.

I was punched breathless by the strongest emotions I have ever felt and they are now stored in my intuition as a writer.

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of.

A Mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.

I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me. I was like the wind. -Lindo

Writing what you wished was the most dangerous form of wishful thinking.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.