"If you like garlic, you'll like ramps."

“I cannot subscribe to the omnipotence of a State legislature.”

“To be an honest writer, you have to be away from home, and totally alone in life.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado: A Novel”, p.14, Macmillan

“There is nothing more personal than your values. What you will and won't do to get ahead, the lines you will and won't cross to win, whom you will and won't step on for personal gain, are at the very core of your code of honor. And your code of honor determines your character. And your character is who you are. Behind closed doors. When nobody is watching.”

“I'm not ready to do any compromises for my work.”

“The factors left out of the Ricardian equation are falling wages and idle capacity.”

“I'm a minimalist. I like things to look very clean, I like clean lines. I like everything to be tidy and have space.”

“... the conduct of an accountable being must be regulated by the operations of its own reason ...”

“Inspiration strikes at very funny times.”