“When I was a child, I was reading books filled with people different from me, all French, all foreigners. There was a sense of disconnect between my sense of imagination and the world around me, which I don't think is common for Americans. It forces you to learn to look at the world through other people's eyes.” PeopleThinkingWorldLooksChildrenBookDifferentEyeReadingForceImaginationCommonFilledReading BooksForeigners Author:Laila Lalami
“In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth — is in the form of fiction.” ThinkingWayFormFictionTruth IsClosest Author:Laila Lalami
