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You perhaps know me as a novelist. Literature is one of the arts - in fact, the noblest of the arts. That is not my opinion; it was first expressed by the ancients. As art, literature has many similarities with the other art forms.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancient Art Art Forms Arts Expressed Fact First Forms In Fact Know Literature Many Me Noblest Novelist Opinion Other Perhaps Similarities You

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We recognize the distinctness of Asian art when we turn to its traditional forms, recognize it as Japanese, Chinese and Indian, even Balinese or Thai.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Art Asian Chinese Even Forms Indian Japanese Recognize Thai Traditional Turn

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We are shallow because our media are so horribly shallow. Every morning, I peruse the papers, and there is so little to read in them. It is the same with radio - all that noise, that artifice.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Artifice Because Every Horribly Little Media Morning Noise Our Papers Radio Read Same Shallow Them

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Professional societies are sooner or later fractured by the ego of their leaders. Everyone wants to be president, chairman, CEO; no one wants to be a mere follower.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ceo Chairman Ego Everyone Follower Fractured Later Leaders Mere President Professional Societies Sooner Sooner Or Later Wants

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We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Act Also Anarchy Follow Harmony Know Knowing Maintained Manner Must Others Our Own Play Roles Rules Should Social Them Without

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Literature - Eastern and Western - abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth, for eternal life.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Abound About Eastern Eternal Eternal Life Legends Life Literature Myths Search Stories Western Youth

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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

Topics: Aging Beauty Bodies Deeds Delay Fullness Infuse Must Rejoice Them Who Youth

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From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even Pali died, too. Linguists say the only ancient language which was resuscitated from the grave was Hebrew of Israel.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancient Antiquity Asia Did Died Elite Even Grave Hebrew Israel Language Latin Only Replaced Say Still Studied Too Universities Which

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I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn't English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like Rizal, or even German or Japanese.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Am Cannot Demanded Doing English Entirely Even Feel German Guilt History Japanese Like Me Most Native Now Sad Spanish Using Would Write Writing I Am I Feel I Write

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Christianity doesn't demand that we worship our ancestors. If we don't remember our ancestors, then, in all likelihood, we cannot also recall the distant past.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Also Ancestors Cannot Christianity Demand Distant Likelihood Our Past Recall Remember Then We Cannot Worship

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Biography

Nationality: Filipino

Type: Writer

Born: December 3rd, 1924

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