Vanessa Wiseman

“Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which ear you'll listen.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

“The church is not a museum for saints it's a hospital for sinners.”
― Abigail Van Buren

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”
― Abigail Van Buren

“Around me, in this tin can, my fellow travelers: we, the acquiescent, unaware insurrectionists; we who have left and returned so constantly throughout history our language has given us a name—balikbayan. Sloped-shouldered we are, freighted by absence; our hand-carries bulging with items that wouldn’t fit in overweight luggage, all the countless gifts for countless relatives—proof our time away has not been wasted.”
― Miguel Syjuco, Ilustrado