If I were really fluent and born into the English language, I would probably become a greater writer.

I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.

Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.

Whether I affect one person or an entire family, or even a group of people, I feel like I have resources and education and ability and skills that some people may not be fortunate enough to acquire. But by sharing and inquiring, being a listener, and being interested in the stories of other people and their lives, I can also pull things out and say "What can I do for them? What can I share with them that may alleviate some of their suffering?"

I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer.

It's like you're organically developing yourself, moving out, metamorphosing into other forms depending on where you are, what you're doing at the time, how you want to play on things.

Sometimes it may be something I hear in the news that affects me.