Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who are you, for I know you not at all?


“A life with love is happy. A life for love is foolish. A life of if only is unbearable.”
― The Woman in the White Kimono
― The Woman in the White Kimono

“It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.”
― Rizal Without the Overcoat
― Rizal Without the Overcoat

“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
― Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
― Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

“Each life has a cycle. One makes one’s choices and bears one’s punishment”
― A Dark Lure
― A Dark Lure

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Herzog
― Herzog

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