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Quotes by Filipino Authors
"I had no money to start,For Jack decreed in his pride:The Caveman's wife didn't work - It was his job to provide.A brief reminder right here:Let men believe they are shrewd,But even women of oldEmbroidered mittens for food."
"When a bookworm finally decides to leave the house, perhaps to explore some literary destination in one of her novels, she will be surprised to know that there is a volatile, often antagonistic force in the real world known as the weather."
"When people say they're unemployed, bored, or have nothing to do, I sigh and think, "If only time were transferable."
"One can hardly do anything productive when one knows there is cake in the fridge."
"Oh you cut your hair! What happened? Are you going through a breakup or something?""My favorite character died."
"Those who are acquainted with failure acquire the unique ability to dare without fear of it."
"How difficult it is to find solitude in a world that constantly demands your attention."
"Very often I realize that the time people spend apart is as important in maintaining relationships as the time they spend together."
"Kindness is a language more often misunderstood than taken at face value."
"Some scars don't hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again."
"Don't be afraid to make mistakes. But if you do, make new ones. Life is too short to make the wrong choice twice."
"Solitude is the canvas of a thinking mind."
"There is comfort, even among strangers, when people find something they are equally passionate about."
"The more time you have to do things, the less you are able to get done."
"Pay attention to what you wish you were doing when you're doing something else."
"How strange it is beholding this,and, very confident,proclaim that such magnificenceoccurred by accident."
"You don't have to live happily ever after with every single person in your life in order to live happily ever after. Some unfortunate endings are necessary."
"Dear World,I exist.Deal with it."
"She was a poetry book with the wrong dust jacket, shelved in the Reference section."
"Writers don't forget the past, they turn it into raw material."
"If we can't have world peace, I'll settle for a quiet room."
"If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat."
"I often buy print books only after I've read them in some digital form or other. It's my odd way of keeping the physical presence of the best among multitudes. And I only have one shelf."
"Going away won't change anything if you're running from yourself."
"There is a way of reacting to insult that gives people the impression that you want more. I don't know what it is, but I seem to have mastered it."
"There is more to hear in what is not said."
"True ability is undisturbed by pretentious criticism."
"How might it feel to be fully present in every moment all of the time?"
"You will do well not to write for money, not because you won't get rich doing it, but because writing fueled by that sort of motivation becomes dull and lifeless and mediocre."
"When we get too comfortable, we stop dreaming."
"Be thankful when you find yourself worrying about the smallest things, for it often means there aren't any bigger things to truly worry about."
"The sad thing about reading the book and then watching the movie is that they have to die all over again."
"Try staying awake for 24 hours and you'll realize just how many needless worries your mind instantly shuts out."
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