I Love Writing Dialogue, And I Think

Life Is Not Simple, And People Can't Be Boxed Into Being Either Heroes Or Villains.

I Think For A Lot Of So-called Post-colonial Peoples, There's A Feeling Of Not Being Quite Legitimate, Of Not Being Pure Enough.

We Didn't Have Television Until I Was About Eight Years Old, So It Was Either The Movies Or Radio. A Lot Of Radio Drama. That Was Our Television, You Know. We Had To Use Our Imagination. So It Was Really Those Two Things, And The Comics, That I Immersed Myself In As A Child.

Don't Say Fili, Sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, Pili Means To Choose. Pino Means Fine. Pilipino Equals 'fine Choice.

Becoming A Mother Has Helped Make Me A Tougher, Stronger Writer.