Even a mistake is better than nothing.

Even a mistake is better than nothing.

On my first visit to the public library, I was like a kid at a candy store where all the candy was free. I gorged myself until my tummy ached.

Maybe I'm sad about wanting you. I'm not too comfortable with wanting someone.

I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery.

Edward Said talks about Orientalism in very negative terms because it reflects the prejudices of the west towards the exotic east. But I was also having fun thinking of Orientalism as a genre like Cowboys and Indians is a genre – they’re not an accurate representation of the American west, they’re like a fairy tale genre.

For what matters if I gain the whole world, but lose my soul?