Quote of the day
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.... Blushes are the sign of guilt; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
Jose Garcia Villa
Born: August 5, 1908
Died: February 7, 1997 (aged 88)
Bio: Jose Garcia Villa was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973, as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken.
Known for:
- The anchored angel
- Doveglion
- Charlie Chan Is Dead (1993)
- Appasionata: Poems in Praise of Love (1979)
- Selected Poems and New (1958)