A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
— Chinua Achebe
I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there’s a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough.
— Jessica Hagedorn
Australian War Memorial: Leyte Island, Philippines. December 1944. At a Christmas night party when many American troops were invited to Filipino homes. Note the colourful barongs worn by the boys and the traditional balintawak dresses worn by the girls. (Bottomley, Clifford)
A Grinchy Christmastime (How the Grinch Stole Christmas vs. Paul McCartney)
I’m a cork on the ocean, floating over the raging sea. How deep is the ocean? I lost my way. I’m a rock in a landslide, rolling over the mountainside. How deep is the valley? It kills my soul. I’m a leaf on a windy day. Pretty soon I’ll be blown away. How long will the wind blow? Until I die, these things I’ll be until I die.
— Brian Wilson
CFCF - The River (Music Video)
