Leah Bata

“Drawing teaches habits of close observation that will always be useful.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

“One need not put up with unpleasant things. There are remedies after all.”
― Christina Pantoja Hidalgo

“Mangarap ka at abutin mo ito. Wag mo sisihin ang sira mong pamilya, palpak mong syota, pilay mong tuta, o mga lumilipad na ipis...Kung may pagkukulang sayo ang mga magulang mo, pwede kang manisi at magrebelde... tumigil sa pag-aaral, mag drugs ka, magpakulay ng buhok sa kilikili... Sa bandang huli, ikaw din ang biktima... Rebeldeng walang napatunayan at bait sa sarili.”
― Bob Ong, Bakit Baliktad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino?

“The firm has two cats, one for the warehouse and one for the attic. Now it occasionally happen that the two cats met; and the result was always a terrific fight. The aggressor was always the warehouse cat yet it was always the attic cat who managed to win - just like among nations.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl