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Quotes by Filipino Authors
"There will always be one or two things bothering the person next to you. And if that person happens to be looking heavenward, it's because it helps us to remind ourselves that God is bigger than our problems."
"Sometimes exhaustion is not a result of too much time spent on something, but of knowing that in its place, no time is spent on something else."
"It's a singular sort of pain, watching the most beautiful creature self-destruct because you weren't able to find the red wire."
"For a storyteller, an open ending leaves much room for imagination; for the inquisitive reader, however, it is a source of great anxiety."
"Before you reach the point of forgiveness, you go through the phase where you pray... for every possible misfortune and ill luck to strike them dead while you sit and watch."
"Try staying awake for 24 hours and you'll realize just how many needless worries your mind instantly shuts out."
"One mistake is all they see."
"If you can't give it all you've got, don't bother."
"I write things down because my thoughts get too heavy in my head and it hurts my neck."
"What advantage has the person who will not listen over the one who cannot hear?"
"Yes you have returnedAnd things are as they wereBut this you cannot hide,A part of you has died."
"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."
"I think the worst sort of time travel is how the clock speeds up when I'm on my break."
"The sad thing about reading the book and then watching the movie is that they have to die all over again."
"Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care."
"We are semipermeable membranes. We can pick and choose which troubles are worthy of our attention. What sinks us can only do so with our permission, a boat stays afloat until the water gets in."
"Not all friends know they have lost you."
"Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump."
"A shout for help isn't always a cry of pain, sometimes it is a hymn of praise."
"Frustration often steers you to the right path."
"There's something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it's facing a river, that's the bench for me."
"Life is a curriculum unique to every student."
"Solitary walks are great for getting new ideas. It's like you're in a video game and you pick up idea coins on the way."
"Don't stay in the harbour and miss the greatness of the sea. Just because everyone else is anchored, doesn't mean you have to be."
"Much of what I learned about forgiveness I learned by inhabiting the lives of my characters. Even villains act with reasonable intent. Mercy is easier with understanding. Still, it helps that on paper I can kill them off."
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