First-lines Quote by Charles Willeford Download Open image ““The Filipino houseboy was conscious now”” — Charles Willeford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare First-lines Noir
“He was the old breed of Filipino, almost extinct, who required that he deserve what he received; who would feel guilt, not only shame… — Linda Ty-Casper Copy Share Image
The identity of the Filipino today is of a person asking what is his identity. — Nick Joaquín Copy Share Image
“I dream of a morning when Filipinos can wake up from the centuries-long sleep that took them from their past and denied them their… — psyche roxas-mendoza Copy Share Image
When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he… — Benigno Aquino III Copy Share Image
“The Philippines just need 100 youth to stand up for their country” — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
“Truly the Filipino rises to his finest self during trying times, the more trying the times, the finer the rising. Or it is in… — Conrado De Quiros Copy Share Image
“He fidgets. Thinks. Observes his fellow passengers. Judges everyone, in the traditional Filipino sport of justifying both personal and shared insecurities.” — Miguel Syjuco Copy Share Image
“We Filipinos are individualistic in a different way from American individualism. Our individualism is selfish. And individualism ng Americans, iba-- iyong liberty, iyong freedom… — Teodoro A. Agoncillo Copy Share Image
Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor. — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Smoking comforts ordinary men, but I'm not an ordinary man. There aren't many like me left. And it's a good thing for the world… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Money is the root of all goodness. To talk disparagingly about money is the privilege of those who have money. There are also those… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“It started out as kind of a joke, and then it wasn't funny anymore because money became involved. Deep down, nothing about money is… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“By the end of a short walk, the septic tip of a cane probably collects enough germs to destroy a small city.” — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
Outside of taking care of a man’s needs, women don’t get much pleasure out of life, anyways. — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
I can't see any point to hanging around a Burger King all day, no matter how much money you make. … I'll tell you… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Anymore cutting and the movie would be as silly as cutting a condensed Reader's Digest novel.” — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
I'm not going to ruin my movie because of some stupid ruling that it has to be ninety minutes long. That's just like adding… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“It is a funny thing. A man can make a promise to his God, break it five minutes later and never think about it.… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“a man should always observe fanaticism when he gets the chance.” — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“THE BOY WHO LIVED Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“In the town there were two mutes, and they were always together.” — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
“I never really wanted to die. But I followed through anyway. The pain in my heart was excruciating, and death was beautiful.” — Rae Hachton Copy Share Image
“This is the story of a man named Eddie and it starts at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It may seem… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“There is a delicate-looking plant native to North America called bleeding heart.” — Josh Aterovis Copy Share Image
“It was shaping up as a beautiful morning. The last thing I wanted to hear about was murder.” — Jonathan Kellerman Copy Share Image
“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
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