I've learned that I have to be happy with creating discussion and debate and that I shouldn't be trying to write a book that appeals to the... →
Miguel Syjuco
'Illustrado' is not an autobiography. Only the ideas are autobiographical; the ideas of bitterness, frustration, unchanging society, an... →
I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm... →
With 'Ilustrado,' I set out to change the way we read literature, and I think I failed spectacularly. In fact, I know I failed. In reaching... →
I read a blog about this young filmmaker in the Philippines who made a short film, and one of the characters in the film reads my novel and then... →
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
Wislawa Szymborska
Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
Thirteen years I took on this last book.
Gay Talese
I was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult to living in... →
Daniel Tammet
I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always... →
Amy Tan