“I mostly believe, deep in my bones, that life is very simply beyond description; regardless of what one makes of it, life always spills over the parameters of how anyone has chosen to define it.” FictionNovelLgbtSingaporeDebutCyril Wong Book:The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza Source: The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza
“Soon I find myself squatting on the floor. I am still striking my face; not with my fists this time, but with wide-open hands. I am slapping myself. The sounds I make when my palms meet my cheeks are like an unrelenting round of applause. I am clapping myself. Or clapping for myself. I start to giggle. All the voices are receding now. I am no longer filled with rage or disappointment. I clap and clap and simply cannot stop.” FictionMental IllnessShort StoriesSingaporeCyril Wong Book:Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories Source: Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories