For me, the more I understand the story of others, the greater I am able to learn and help other people.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

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

Even though I'm not privileged in the money world, I'm privileged in other ways: I had greater access to education, I can travel, etc. It's the same with writing: the freedom to move in and out of different places, of different realms of existence, of different life forms.

You have to experiment with different mediums and things around you [making art].

Often when people tell their story, they talk about their strengths and resiliency. It's really about their determination and their aspiration to survive and live.

I'd like to do more collaborations because collaboration creates different viewpoints.