I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.

There are mothers who sew for six months to make a fashion collection - someone's grandmother, someone's sister. We come in and get paid to walk for 10 minutes at the end. Whenever I think about that, I realise it's not about me. I was just the one chosen to represent those women and sell the clothes.

The day you stop enjoying something is the day you should quit, if you can afford to.

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