Sally Wen Mao quotes

I would want a dreaming machine that dreams up the most beautiful dreams and then show me exactly how to make them a reality...This is the eternal conundrum: the visualization of desires (dreams), and then the dissonance between that and reality. (Sally Wen Mao)
Visibility is not enough-we need actual complexity. Visibility can quickly turn into invisibility when the stories that make us visible actually reduce our humanity and complexity. This is especially true if we prop up token stories-tokenism is a big problem when it comes to the film industry-or any industry... View quote
Sally Wen Mao
History books are necessary in order for us to know and perceive the truth, and there's always a question of perspective and who gets to tell the story... View quote
Sally Wen Mao
The ambiguity when the performance of self becomes self-destructive, or when performance of self becomes pathological. That gray area interests me as a poet because it's so wrapped up in everyday life now that it's almost mundane. So much of this performance is tied to feelings of worth and value; in essence, it becomes ongoing, an entire existence all on its own... View quote
Sally Wen Mao