Valkyria

“Inevitably, though, there will always be a significant part of the past which can neither be burnt nor banished to the soothing limbo of forgetfulness— myself. I was and still am that same ship which carried me to the new shore, the same vessel containing all the memories and dreams of the child in the brick house with the toy tea set. I am the shore I left behind as well as the home I return to every evening. The voyage cannot proceed without me.”
― Luisa A. Igloria

“The woman' for many, is an idea - an experiment- incubated by belief systems and ever changing ideologies, under the watch of thorough expectations. On the concept of a woman, everyone is a scientist - watching, predicting, deciding - what she is, what she should be, what she could be, if she's good enough or just another failed experiment. Everyone but the woman has a meaningful say.”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue

“Ah, all these women and not a pair of lips to kiss”
― A.A. Patawaran, Manila Was A Long Time Ago - Official

“Kung hindi malaya ang bagay na may buhay, dapat man lang sana ay malawak ang kinalalagyan nito," sabi ko.

"Pero kulungan parin ang kulungan, gaano man ito kalaki," sagot n'ya.”
― Bob Ong, Si