“As a storyteller, I realize that because of the inherent abstraction i...” — Shobana Quote

“As a storyteller, I realize that because of the inherent abstraction in rhythm, the possible interpretations are plenty. But that only makes the work more challenging.”

“In 'Dancing Drums' I interweave all my mediums into what I like to call, simply as 'trance.'”

“I'm a person who needs to keep working in a creative chakra all the time. That's what provides me with energy.”

“At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.”

“The word war itself has a kind of glazing abstraction to it that conjures up bombs and bullets and so on, whereas my goal is to try to, so much as I can, capture the heart and the stomach and the back of the throat of readers who can lie in bed at night and participate in a story.”