Author: F. Sionil Jose

Quotes

For them who delay aging, who infuse decrepit bodies with youth and beauty - they must rejoice in the fullness of their deeds.

For them who delay aging, who infuse decrepit bodies with youth and beauty - they must rejoice in the fullness of their deeds.

- F. Sionil Jose

Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief - everything that is human. It is not for zombies by zombies.

Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief - everything that is human. It is not for zombies by zombies.

- F. Sionil Jose

Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.

Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.

- F. Sionil Jose

A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant to be.

A weak people and its equally debilitated leaders are bludgeoned by history. It maims them into the cripples that they are meant to be.

- F. Sionil Jose

All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.

All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.

- F. Sionil Jose

When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.

When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.

- F. Sionil Jose

Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.

Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.

- F. Sionil Jose

I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.

I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.

- F. Sionil Jose

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