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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs,…
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In the Western tradition, the first writers were teachers and historians, vastly traveled, who spiced their reports with fantasies. They were also…
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My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.
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Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own,…
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You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the…
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their…
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Contemplation is a luxury of the middle class, the very rich.
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I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of…
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A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant…
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This is the harsh truth about us: not only do Filipinos ignore books, literature - we do not understand how important the…
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Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the…
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I was a senior high school student at the Far Eastern University when the war with Japan broke out in 1941.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction
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I'm never drawing the object itself; I'm only drawing a depiction of the object - a kind of crystallized symbol of it.
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I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.
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Erotica: the depiction of naked men. Depictions of naked women are far less innocent and are known as pornography.
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On the publicity tour of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' I was asked over and over again, if, as the writer, I…
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At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems…
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