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

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

I think every writer has their waves of inspiration and their ways of doing things. But writing is very difficult for me. It's something I haven't practiced as diligently as my visual art. I've been doing visual art because I think it's easier for me to construct, whereas words are very difficult.

When you're reading from a different language that's different from your own, it's not the same as being fluent.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.

I'm very connected to the story, the history, and the trauma people experience.