Sometimes the mere connection we make with each other can change people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. The mere fact that you're interested in them makes them happy.

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 get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.

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

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.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

When I was in the sixth grade my friend and I always won writing contests, and we read a lot of books. We were always the ones that read the most books in class. I thought about writing but visual arts weren't part of my vocabulary.