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“Sometimes one waits too long for the perfect moment before snapping the picture. You never realize that you needed was to change perspective.”

Book:Ilustrado

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Ilustrado

Ilustrado is a novel that delves into the lives of the Filipino elite during the American colonial period. The story follows the protagonist's journey as he navigates the complexities of his identity, his place in society, and the changing cultural landscape of the Philippines. The novel offers a rich tapestry of historical context and personal introspection, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of the era's social dynamics. more

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Miguel Syjuco

Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer known for his novels and short story collections. His works often explore themes of identity, cultural conflict, and globalization. Born on November 17, 1976, Syjuco graduated from Harvard University and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University. more

“The panic disappeared under those soothing old fingers and the breathing slowed down and stopped hurting the chest as if a fox was caught in it, and then at last Mr. Kroger began to lecture the boy as he used to, Pablo, he murmured, don't ever be so afraid of being lonely that you forget to be careful. Don't forget that you will find it sometimes but other times you won't be lucky, and those are the times when you have got to be patient, since patience is what you must have when you don't have luck.”

Source: Tales of Desire (New Directions Pearls)

“The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent in solitude and meditation, in endeavoring to make myself worthy of being loved.”

Years Force Meditation Ought Solitude Patience Seeking Worthy Excitement Being Loved

Author:Theophile Gautier

“The same word passed through three minds, simultaneously, philosophical, fatalistic, the eternal refuge of the Italian: Pazienza.”

Mind Three Eternal Philosophical Patience Italian Refuge

Author:Violet Trefusis

“We all have an enormous responsibility to bring to the attention of others information they do not have, which has the potential of causing them to rethink long-held ideas.”

Long Ideas Belief Attention Responsibility Information Enormous Imbibing

Book:The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy

Source: The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy

“We spend our days in deliberating, and we end them without coming to any resolve.”

Thinking Ends Resolve

Author:Albert Camus

“The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, we still must close our minds for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our conclusions.”

Thinking Mind Stills Done Moments Conclusion Reasonable Open Mind Snaps Open Minded Open Mindedness

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

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