Shirley Geok-lin Lim Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. 1944
As the only girl growing up for a long time with only boys, as you pointed out, it seems like I was always surrounded by guys. There was this sense in which my female body was a problem.
source: "Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 8, Issue 2, 1 July 2014, Pages 123 - 135, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013. 
topic: Girl, Growing Up, Boys, Girls Growing Up
