“So we liked to speak our minds, but not our hearts. Too bad, because sometimes people needed to hear that. A whole mess of things could have been avoided if we just knew how to say the right thing.” — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“Before I met him, I wondered how I could possibly fit a relationship into my life. My days felt full, of people, things, and… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“She and I, we were girls who never said anything. Never wanted to assume anything. It was a coping mechanism, saving our faces for… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“Because, though I'd seen and felt just a fraction of all the love in the world, I knew that when people thought of love they thought of moments. Whether or not a marriage worked out, or if they stayed together after graduation, or if they did go to the big dance together, the story's end mattered less, and the highlights… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share
“Some girls can't stand to be around the guy they like. They get really nervous, and rather than make fools of themselves, they just stay away. I was the opposite; the more I liked a guy, the more I wanted to be around him. I was the type who'd join the same org, or pick the same elective. Sure I… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share
“Next time, just say something. It doesn't have to be the first date. Maybe the third or the fourth. Don't wait a year if you're sure. Certainty is sexy. And owning up to your attraction is sexy, too, and if you do it right and you're not creepy about it, I bet she will respect you for it anyway even… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share
“She came to find it meaningless, because it was as if that was the reason why people didn’t bother to figure her out. She… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“So, another thing I had in common with Kathy - ripe mangoes were, truly, the best thing ever. Ripe mangoes, the dark yellow ones,… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“This was how a manang self-destructed, probably. Not with drugs or alcohol, but cholesterol.” — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“I came today because I realized that if I can't forgive her and love her as she is, then I can't expect anyone to… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“So we liked to speak our minds, but not our hearts. Too bad, because sometimes people needed to hear that. A whole mess of… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
“It still stung, knowing that he would rather see me with someone else than give me my moment, but I had to be mature… — Mina V. Esguerra Copy Share Image
