stuck in the shadows

What you were saying about filling up the spaces for people to feel comfortable, I deeply relate to that. And I’m sure a big part of it has been because when you’re the only one on set who looks like you, just very unconsciously, I can’t really tell you what it is, I naturally try to make that space smooth, make that space safe or make that space fun. Not only for the other person but honestly probably for myself as well. I don’t know, but I do think that being that sole person in a different culture, a different country, somehow affected Eve quite deeply.

Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had set their books out into the world like ships onto the sea. These books gave Matilda a comforting message: “You are not alone.”