There are multiple things entering in your mind.

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

The family I grew up in had three generations of widows.

I read a lot when I was in school in the United States, and even though writing in English is very difficult for me, I wrote in journals.

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

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

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.