[On The Philippines:] ... eighty dialects and languages are spoken; we are a fragmented nation of loyal believers, divided by blood feuds and controlled by the Church.
Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains. - Jessica Hagedorn
Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.
- Jessica Hagedorn
Don't say Fili, sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, pili means to choose. Pino means fine. Pilipino equals 'fine choice. - Jessica Hagedorn
Don't say Fili, sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, pili means to choose. Pino means fine. Pilipino equals 'fine choice.
Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer. - Jessica Hagedorn
Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.
Adaptability is the simple secret of survival. - Jessica Hagedorn
Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.
Writers and scholars have emerged in recent times (some familiar, some new) to continue to challenge the notion of a literature that encompasses the … - Jessica Hagedorn
Writers and scholars have emerged in recent times (some familiar, some new) to continue to challenge the notion of a literature that encompasses the …
Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from… - Jessica Hagedorn
Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from…
Everything matters. Time is precious. - Jessica Hagedorn
Everything matters. Time is precious.
But I think there's a genuine joy, too, a sense that no matter what, even if my stomach's growling, I'm going to dance. That's what I want to leave p… - Jessica Hagedorn
But I think there's a genuine joy, too, a sense that no matter what, even if my stomach's growling, I'm going to dance. That's what I want to leave p…
I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that a… - Jessica Hagedorn
I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that a…
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