“I started to paint in the year 2000. I never thought of going to an art school, even though I loved art.” Quote by Chath Piersath
“I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer.” ArtWantedPerformingDancerMuseumsPerforming Arts Author:Chath Piersath
“When I was in the sixth grade my friend and I always won writing contests, and we read a lot of books. We were always the ones that read the most books in class. I thought about writing but visual arts weren't part of my vocabulary.” WritingArtBookClassMy FriendsVisualsGradesContestsVocabularyVisual ArtSixth Grade Author:Chath Piersath
“It's really hard when you read literature in a language that's not your own. There are all these cultural references you have to be born into that particular language to get.” HardLiteratureLanguageBornParticular Author:Chath Piersath
“Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.” IfsKnowsLooksStillsFeelingsPhrasesDictionary Author:Chath Piersath
“When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.” KnowsTalkingPoet Author:Chath Piersath
“When you're reading from a different language that's different from your own, it's not the same as being fluent.” DifferentReadingLanguageDifferent LanguagesFluent Author:Chath Piersath
“If I were really fluent and born into the English language, I would probably become a greater writer.” IfsLanguageBornGreaterEnglish LanguageFluent Author:Chath Piersath
“I have a great advantage: I write from the perspective of my own voice. I'm not copying anyone's voice. It's my voice. I have the advantage of being a writer of English as a second language.” WritingLanguageVoiceMy OwnPerspectiveAdvantageCopying Author:Chath Piersath
“I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer.” ThinkingWritingI CanWish Author:Chath Piersath
“Sometimes I fantasize about learning to write in Khmer. Because if I could write in Khmer, my perspective would be very different, because I'm both an outsider and insider and I see the writing in a different way. My description would be different from, say, a local writer.” IfsWayWritingDifferentSometimesWould BePerspectiveLocalsDifferent WaysIf I CouldDescriptionOutsidersInsiders Author:Chath Piersath