Journalism is just very structured...One day I turned in a story and [an editor] said to me, ‘You can't compare inanimate objects with animate objects,' and I realized I had to leave. (Thanhha Lai)

Journalism is just very structured...One day I turned in a story and [an editor] said to me, ‘You can't compare inanimate objects with animate objects,' and I realized I had to leave.

Thanhha Lai

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