Why Didn't You Tell Me? Quotes

“My tween years saw my mother assert herself as if she were punching breathing holes in the top of the jar that was holding her captive.”
― Carmen Rita Wong, Why Didn't You Tell Me?

“I was ravenous for words and information. A born temperament of inherent curiosity turned up to ten was only part of it. I liked to swim in the warm, safe soup of words and images that I compulsively ingested.”
― Carmen Rita Wong, Why Didn't You Tell Me?