"...concessions just to fit into each other's’ cultural values, the ups and downs, their frustrations were far greater and reached a point where their marriage could not support it any more. It crumbled. What triggered me to write about this particular issue of interracial and intercultural marriages is ..."

"ሓንቲ ጥርሙዝ ቢራ (ኣስመራ ቢራ) ወይ ሓንቲ ዳብል ጅን ወይ ኣረቒ ኣዚዝካ ኣብ ኣካላትካ እንታይ ሃስያ ከምዘስዕበልካ ትጭነቕ ዶ? ስሕት ኢለ ምስ የዕሩኽተይ ሓደ ሓደ እንተኢለ ፌጋቶ የማዕብል ዶ? ኣብ ነዊሕ እዋን ሓድሽ ዓመት ምስኣኸለ ክሳብ በርባዕተ መሓውረይ ዝኸይድ እንተሰትየ ይሃስየኒ ዶ? ሕጅስ ኣነ ኣልኮሊዛቶ ድየ ክበሃል?…"