“If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant fear of feeling irrelevant in our society has been the catalyst behind all my efforts and passions for as long as I can remember.”

— Masiela Lusha

Quoted by Masiela Lusha in a 2009 press conference http://www.masielalusha.com/board.php

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Albanian actress, writer, author 1985

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