There might just be a universal expectation to respect the dead, but my work is also born from another aspect of Thai society - that is, the overemphasis on familial bonds.

I'm still useful in my capacity as an arts educator and caretaker for the stray dogs.

What is difficult is to keep the sweet voice with an aggressive message.

Women in Thai society have been placed in the space of the home. It is possible that women have assuredly taken up that place without thinking too critically about it.

I eventually shifted to video. Video opened up new conditions, or freed me from old conditions.

In academic circles, especially, I was criticized for lacking morals, values, and ethics. I'm feeding that angry feminist reading of my work.

Thai society rarely attempts to control literature in the same way that it vigilantly polices visual art. It's ironic because people in this society are more aware of literature than they are of art.

It's surprising that readers don't see challenging writing as morally hazardous, when it might be pushing the same kinds of boundaries as art does.

I extol life so much that I cannot make art.

Hey!" Claire called after him, as she leaned her backpack against the wall."No onions!""Your loss!""I meant for YOU! Not if you want to get kissed tonight!""Damn, girl. Harsh.

Death from disillusion is not instantaneous, and there are no mercy killers for the disillusioned.

But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it?

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

I was in relationship with a guy who was much older than me - either he was past his prime and I was coming into mine. There was nothing I could do to keep his attention.

Comedians rarely have writers, and if you do it's usually a sign of laziness.

Strong coffee, much strong coffee, is what awakens me. Coffee gives me warmth, waking, an unusual force and a pain that is not without very great pleasure.

Beauty is heaven's gift, and how few can boast of beauty.

To be successful a person must attempt but one reform. By urging two, both are injured, as the average mind can grasp and assimilate but one idea at a time.

Subjectivity means to catch yourself in the act.