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“Our forefathers were heroes. But why were they heroes? Because they fought for democracy. They fought for the life and liberty of the Filipino people. They fought for our independence, our freedom. They fought against tyranny, totalitarianism, and dictatorship. They fought for us and that is something we must be grateful for.”

“لكن الأيام بمرورها والعِشرة بعمقها والملازمة بطولها تُعرّي بني البشر من الأقنعة وتنزع عنهم قشور تملّقهم وزيفهم، وتزيل مظاهر خداعهم وكذبهم لتطفو حقيقتهم المتعفنة برائحتها المنفرة”

“Can I be honest with you, Mr. Wind-Up Bird? I mean, really, really, really honest? Sometimes I get sooo scared! I'll wake up in the middle of the night all alone, hundreds of miles away from anybody, and it's pitch dark, and I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen to me in the future, and I get so scared I want to scream. Does that happen to you, Mr. Wind-Up Bird? When it happens, I try to remind myself that I am connected to others - other things and other people.”