“He gave me a gift, a surprise. It was my first present in this place so far from home.” Gift Book:Dispatches from the Republic of Otherness Source: Dispatches from the Republic of Otherness
“Gjerji raises his hand. In English he says, "I like to tell in the words of a great American philosopher what freedom is." "Say it in your language to your peers," I urge. Gyerji makes his statement. The class grows silent and thoughtful; there is much nodding. Twain perhaps? Emerson? Diana sidles up and whispers in my ear. "He says to them that freedom is a word when nothing is anymore able to be losed." Janis Joplin, de-syntaxed.” Freedom Book:Dispatches from the Republic of Otherness Source: Dispatches from the Republic of Otherness