I think there are things I can't write in English that I wish I could write in Khmer. Chath Piersath More Quotes by Chath Piersath More Quotes From 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. Chath Piersath perspectivewritingway When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away. Chath Piersath poetknowstalking Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it. Chath Piersath phrasesfeelingslooks Everything around you can use. It's like your tools and your material. Whether it's in performing arts like dance, or visual arts, or poetry, a lot of those elements can come and help you, can trigger your creativity. But you have to be open, be aware, and you have to be ready to look. Chath Piersath creativitytoolsart I read a lot when I was in school in the United States, and even though writing in English is very difficult for me, I wrote in journals. Chath Piersath united-stateswritingschool I tried to write poems in rhyme. I tried writing songs. Sometimes I jotted down a thought. I would keep a log of spontaneous thoughts. Chath Piersath writingsongsometimes I think every writer has their waves of inspiration and their ways of doing things. But writing is very difficult for me. It's something I haven't practiced as diligently as my visual art. I've been doing visual art because I think it's easier for me to construct, whereas words are very difficult. Chath Piersath inspirationwritingart It's hard to choose the right word, the right line. This Body Mystery is a small book, but it took me over ten years. Chath Piersath bodybookyears I started to paint in the year 2000. I never thought of going to an art school, even though I loved art. Chath Piersath yearsartschool I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer. Chath Piersath dancermuseumsart 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. Chath Piersath bornlanguageliterature 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. Chath Piersath writingbookart
