I started to paint in the year 2000. I never thought of going to an art school, even though I loved art.

I thought of the pillowcases as a symbol of love and loss, of retaining the memory of your loved one.

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.

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

I don't approach my writing or my work from an academic or analytical point of view. I do it for myself.

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

In This Body Mystery, even though it was written in the voice of people with HIV/AIDS, it's about how people come to accept their fate and their sickness. It's about accepting the way your life is.