Mia

“For her uncles, she realizes, it is as if ever since she left the country for New York City—for nothing! not to send money home but just to “galavant!”—ever since she left she has relinquished her right to her memory of home, and she should not be left to her devices or she will bumble through the nation like a witless tourist who cannot speak its languages, though in fact she code-switches in three of them, puns in five, makes money in two, and dreams in one.”
― Gina Apostol, Insurrecto

“Sometimes it is good to remember that we all live, after all, on one planet.”
― Cristina Rivera Garza, The Taiga Syndrome

“Failures drink coffee in the morning and keenly observe the afternoon light, and, when possible, go to sleep early.”
― Cristina Rivera Garza, The Taiga Syndrome

“Everybody is messed up and occupied by others! Even if you are not Filipino! We are all creatures of translation, parallel chapters repeating in a universal void!”
― Gina Apostol, Insurrecto