"The world of adolescence was all I was interested in exploring, I suppose because there is no other period in your li…"

"Distance in time has made my voice less contrived and subjective. I don’t feel I’m writing some kind of diary (which …"

"The relationship between reader and writer in fiction is steeped in vulnerabilities. It really does require trust and…"

"I love the stuff and material of writing: words. The games you can play with them. The rhythm and lyricism in a good …"

"In 2012, the Chinese sociologist Sūn Lìpíng (b. 1955) suggested the PRC [People's Republic of China] faced four possi…"

"Ἀρχόμενος γαῖάν τε καὶ εὐρέα πόντον ἀείδειν καὶ ποταμοὺς πόλιάς τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν ἄκριτα φῦλα, μνήσομαι Ὠκεανοῖο βαθυρρόο…"

"To th’ east a lovely country wide extends, , whose borders the wide ocean bounds; On this the sun, new rising from th…"

"I would never say I’m a porn star. I would never call myself … I can say porn actress, yes, but porn star? I’m not a …"

"In KL, I wear the hijab for the first time throughout the whole day because I wanted to visit the mosques and meet wi…"

"I never denied what I did in the past. I admit that my background is (the) adult industry and which I cannot change. …"