I've been coming to Cambodia off and on, six months of the year usually.

In Cambodian culture the male figure in the family is important; when you lose your husband you lose your economic ability to survive.

I tried to write poems in rhyme. I tried writing songs. Sometimes I jotted down a thought. I would keep a log of spontaneous thoughts.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

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

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

It's hard to choose the right word, the right line. This Body Mystery is a small book, but it took me over ten years.