Dalena Tran

“Sometimes you are erased before you are given the choice of stating who you are.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“The image in cinema is based on the ability to present as an observation one's own perception of an object”
― Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time

“Money, money, all is money! Could you write even a penny novelette without money to put heart into you? Invention, energy, wit, style, charm--they've all got to be paid for in hard cash.”
― George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying

“When does a war end? When can I say your name and have it mean only your name and not what you left behind?”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous