F. Sionil Jose Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
F. Sionil Jose quotes and sayings page 4 (writer). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 75 we have.
“You can't have integrity for breakfast, but try and keep it because it is perhaps the single most important word that defines not just writers but all human beings.”
“You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the writer is at work even when he is simply looking out the window.”
“Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.”
“The Japanese covet important symbols - their heroic past as enshrined in Yasukuni, the Imperial family which has never been sullied by scandal.”
“In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom.”
“Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues.”
“Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief - everything that is human. It is not for zombies by zombies.”
“What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.”
“What most readers do not realize is that it takes a particular genius to write funny, to satirize.”
“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.”
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