Twisted 9 Quotes

“That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you picked it up, things have happened to you.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“Being good does make a difference. You will not receive praise or payment for it, and other people will mistake your goodness for weakness, but it resonates among people you won't even meet.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“Humans have terrible passions that can go either way: create or destroy, it all depends on where they emerge. Art is not a tranquil occupation. What is peaceful about wrestling with nothingness? If the process isn’t brutal, it’s just decor. Your choice: violence towards others, or violence to yourself?”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“These days when we speak of politics at all it is with indifference, anger, or "Please, could we talk about something that doesn't make us nauseous?" But there was a time when we could discuss government with hope, pride, and trust in our leaders, and that was when Corazon Aquino was president.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“The book identifies you as part of the tribe. On the opposite extreme, there are people who will walk up to you when you’re reading a book because they think you’re lonely.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9

“The truth is, the more one knows about Art, the more one values Entertainment.”
― Jessica Zafra, Twisted 9