In the '50s, I was traveling alone all over Mindanao, Basilan, all the way to Tawi-Tawi with just a camera and a notebook. I always stayed in the houses of Moros.
We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we … - F. Sionil José
We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we …
- F. Sionil José
I write to please myself—of course, that is a given. But beyond this reach for pleasure, I know that I write for my countrymen, that they may be lift… - F. Sionil José
I write to please myself—of course, that is a given. But beyond this reach for pleasure, I know that I write for my countrymen, that they may be lift…
Perhaps, this is what love has always been, whether it is for a woman of for a cause -- the readiness to give and not ask for anything in return, the… - F. Sionil José
Perhaps, this is what love has always been, whether it is for a woman of for a cause -- the readiness to give and not ask for anything in return, the…
Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face. - F. Sionil José
Time will come that all that we love, we will eventually lose, and all that we hate we will eventually face.
You will find that our enemies are our own kin. It is they who betray us. So learn this most important lesson-in the end, our worst enemy is ourselves - F. Sionil José
You will find that our enemies are our own kin. It is they who betray us. So learn this most important lesson-in the end, our worst enemy is ourselves
We compromise ourselves the day we are born. If we are looking for the original sin, there it is- our incapacity to live honestly with ourselves beca… - F. Sionil José
We compromise ourselves the day we are born. If we are looking for the original sin, there it is- our incapacity to live honestly with ourselves beca…
Just because you have so much to give does not mean that they'll all be accepted. There's more to giving than just giving. - F. Sionil José
Just because you have so much to give does not mean that they'll all be accepted. There's more to giving than just giving.
When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day. - F. Sionil José
When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
The obscenities of this country are not girls like you. It is the poverty which is obscene, and the criminal irresponsibility of the leaders who make… - F. Sionil José
The obscenities of this country are not girls like you. It is the poverty which is obscene, and the criminal irresponsibility of the leaders who make…
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