"I think it is dangerous to run away from history. I am much more interested in looking at something difficult and rea…"

"In terms of being an Asian American writer, I'm mixed race. I think there are issues about being racially mixed that …"

"My father's Japanese and my mother's half Spanish, half Cuban, but I grew up in a household where we spoke English. I…"

"Music is my first love. Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of one day being lucky enough to share my music wi…"

"Lyrics to me are of utmost importance and they mean so much to me — in every song that I write, the lyrics have to co…"

"I've dedicated myself to ensuring that every word that I say, everything I write, every role that I play … I know tha…"

"All these hundreds of years, from the days of the oldest poetry collections, there have been poems about cherry bloss…"

"Every worm to his taste; Some prefer to eat nettles."

"You are being very demanding indeed. Where, I wonder, will we find the woman to satisfy you? You really should have s…"

"Children retain a great deal, and when they grow up they start going over things and rejudging them from a grownup’s …"