I was able to not fold and go in a corner because I had my writing as therapy, but also as my tool for struggle.
Edwidge DanticatEven when I think of writing fiction, it's being kind of a liar, a storyteller, a weaver, and there's that sense of how much of this is your life. The story is a way you unravel your life from behind a mask.
Edwidge DanticatBeing a shy child, I always longed for a mask. Even in my adult life, I have glasses, they are my mask.
Edwidge Danticat