Enlightenment Quotes

“Moonlight streamed through the uncovered bedroom window, reflecting off the glass and touching my legs. My skin emitted a caramel radiance. I absorbed the warmth and privately thanked Bathala and my ancestors for their guidance.”
― Reno Ursal, Enlightenment

“You're eighteen years old and you graduated high school. You're Filipino and American. But what if everything you know is predicated on assumptions about the world that are misleading and false?”
― Reno Ursal, Enlightenment

“My family taught me an alternate perspective. Greek mythology was completely borrowed from Polynesian and Pacific Island folklore.”
― Reno Ursal, Enlightenment

“The history of the islands is fleeting, but when one remembers, it's the land of a thousand unknown tribes written out of history.”
― Reno Ursal, Enlightenment