"I remember I cried for a book. My mother had taken it away and given it to my brother." (Dil Kumari Mahato, Meghauli, Chitwan)
"There is no work. There is no money. Life is good." (Babu Kaji Maharjan, Chapagaun, Lalitpur)
"I wan't to be a nurse. Not because I want to make money. I see too many sick people in my village. I want to help. But I am scared of needles." (Radhika Biswokarma, Ghumthang7, Sindhupalchok)
"Maybe the old times were better. At least, every occasion, every festival and every celebration we were invited to entertain the guests. We danced and we sang. Sometimes we received money and...
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