“We will love her, protect her, all of us--Bisaya, Tagalog, Ilokano, so many islands, so many tribes--because if we act as one,… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
“I did not hesitate to tell them that I not only had the authority of facts, but that it was my conviction… — F. Sionil José Faith Copy Share Image
I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs. — F. Sionil Jose Acted Copy Share Image
Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most… — F. Sionil Jose China Copy Share Image
A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant… — F. Sionil Jose Equally Copy Share Image
No man stops caring as long as he breathes. As long as he has a mind and memory, he will care. This… — F. Sionil José Animal Copy Share Image
“Literature suffers because writers give their books to colleagues who will then write glowing reviews or saccharine introductions.” — F. Sionil José Book Copy Share Image
“To THOSE who want to lift this nation from the dungheap of history, the past does not matter — only the present,… — F. Sionil José Filipino-authors Copy Share Image
“There is a great promise for our cultural growth, but this promise is achieved only when our artists recognize that all great… — F. Sionil Jose Art Copy Share Image
We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In… — F. Sionil Jose Act Copy Share Image
“It is more difficult for the poor to be virtuous. -The Cripple” — F. Sionil José Poverty Copy Share Image
“Life is worth living really but only if we believe it is, if we believe further that life is eternal not because… — F. Sionil José Last forever Copy Share Image
“Never, never hide your pain, scream as if you are dying so you will not be harmed more. Never, never hide your… — F. Sionil José Poverty Copy Share Image
“Virtue and wealth seldom go together. The greatest criminals are also the wealthiest men." -The Cripple” — F. Sionil José Money Copy Share Image
Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own,… — F. Sionil Jose Authors Copy Share Image
All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory. — F. Sionil Jose Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
A virtuoso performance. Scott Thompson’s biography of the soldier statesman Fidel V. Ramos illustrates the fascinating and complex geography of Filipino politics… — F. Sionil José Biographies Copy Share Image
“The importance not just of history, but of roots - that a writer must have then to nurture, to remember if he… — F. Sionil Jose History Copy Share Image
Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the creative use… — F. Sionil José Acquire Copy Share Image
I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that… — F. Sionil Jose Business Copy Share Image
“When I see justice sold to the highest bidder I remember Tio Baldo and how he had lost. So honesty then and… — F. Sionil José Justice Copy Share Image
We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we… — F. Sionil José Books Copy Share Image
Writers are historians, too. It is in literature that the greater truths about a people and their past are found. — F. Sionil Jose About Copy Share Image
“[Of the Bagos:] Like the Moros in the south, they are our brothers. We must recognize their belongingness to Filipinas, their willingness… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
