Young Blood

“It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real they are bruised and wounded.”

–W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, 1915

Chosen Pews

Redemptorist Church, Baclaran, Parañaque City

“Cabalistic Christianity, which is Catholic Christianity, and which has prevailed for 1,500 years, has received a mortal wound, of which the monster must finally die. Yet so strong is his constitution, that he may endure for centuries before he expires.”

– John Adams, letter to Thomas Jefferson (July 16, 1814)

Linux Reality

“Some people have told me they don’t think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They’d be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.”

– Linus Torvalds

Push the Buttons

“So computers are tools of the devil?” thought Newt. He had no problem believing it. Computers had to be the tools of somebody, and all he knew for certain was that it definitely wasn’t him.

– Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

Point & Shoot II

“The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It’s not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You’re not supposed to look at the thing, you’re supposed to look through it. It’s a window.”

– John Szarkowski