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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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Peruse the Christian marketplace, and you will find a plethora of books, songs, and paintings that depict God as a loving Father.
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Children are illuminated text-books, breviaries of doctrine, living bodies of divinity, open always and inviting their elders to peruse the characters inscribed…
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He gave her a sly, sideways look. "Did you bring it?" "My list? Heavens, no. What can you be thinking?" His smile…
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Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and reread them…digest them. Let them…
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We are shallow because our media are so horribly shallow. Every morning, I peruse the papers, and there is so little to…
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We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of…
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All dreams come true- if we have the courage to peruse them.
— Walt Disney
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