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F. Sionil Jose has 58 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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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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Every human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots…
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To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.
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The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.
— Maria Montessori
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We humans are in such a strange position—we are still animals whose behavior reflects that of our ancestors, yet we are unique—unlike…
— Patricia McConnell
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We have our roots in country, and that's our foundation, but we pull from a lot.
— Dave Haywood
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Remember, we without our roots and branches cannot be saved.
— Quentin L. Cook
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I believe we are a species with amnesia, I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are…
— Graham Hancock
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You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have…
— Bob Seger
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Our roots are in the dark; the earth is our country. Why did we look up for blessing -- instead of around,…
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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Let's not grow with our roots in the ground.
— Criss Jami
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