Quotes About Hometown Novels & Stories

"Same feels, girl." "Are you okay? DM mo ko if you need to vent." Mga strangers, oo. Pero bakit parang mas naiintindihan nila ako kaysa sa mismong pamilya ko? May isang gabi, habang nasa dorm ako, nagpost ako ng isang quote na nakita ko. "You can’t keep a bird in a cage forever and expect it not to dream of the sky."

I don't have a choice but to talk back even the only thing I wanna do right now is to close my fucking tired eyes. "What about Manila mom?" tanong ko. "I'm tired of city lights, pollution and traffic do maybe it's time to go home. In my hometown" "And where are you supposed to live there?" I asked curiously coz I honestly dont have a lot of ideas about her family. "Walang tao sa ancestral house dahil may kanya-kanya nang bahay ang mga tito at tita mo, they offered me the house. Ipapa-renovate ko na lang siguro"

Muling natigilan si Harvey, pagkatapos ay muling ngumiti. "Magandang lugar iyon. Diyan ipinanganak ang mga kilalang tao, mula pa noong sinaunang panahon. "Sa talento mo at ng pamilya mo, lahat ay uunlad sa lungsod na iyon. Baka may isa pang pamilya na mapasama sa top ten families sa hinaharap!” Napabuntong-hininga si Watson. "Huwag mong sabihin sa’kin ang lahat ng 'yan, Harvey."

The town remained the same, but I found happiness and reason to appreciate everything that this place holds because home is wherever he walks. "I was always afraid of this town before." I softly stated after sipping on my Iced Tea. "Pero ngayon, gusto ko nang balik-balikan 'tong lugar na 'to." Nakangiting bumaling ako sakaniya habang tinatanaw naming dalawa ang pagsikat ng araw mula sa labas ng bintana nitong silid. Like the sun, there's a right time for us to rise and show up. It is the time when we are mostly needed, and the moment when our presence can highly be appreciated.

Hindi pa naman ako nakapag search kagabi ng something motivational and inspiring quote puro cheesy pick-up lines lang. Buti na lang at nakita ko 'yong quotes for life na nakadikit sa pader. Hindi ko pinahalata na binabasa ko 'yon at dahil do'n, pinuri nila ako kahit na medyo nandaya ako kaya umamin na lang ako at natawa sila. "Pero if words of wisdom para kay Jaq..." this time, I really think hard to form words that could satisfy him to keep living. "Nothing is permanent in this wicked world. Not even our troubles. Kaya cheer up, Jaq. God doesn't give us what we can handle, God helps us handle what we are given." I said straight into his eyes then gave him a bright smile after.

"Mukhang lumalakas tayo ah. Mas pumogi at mas bumata pa." Tawa lang ang sagot niya sa akin kaya tumawa na rin ako. Inaasahan kong dalhin niya ako sa loob ng bahay pero sa maliit na kubo sa likurang bahagi ng bahay niya, malapit sa may fishpond at dati naming tambayan noon kami dumiritso. Oh I miss this place. There's really no place like home. Kahit pa sabihing maganda ang Amerika mas maganda pa rin dito sa probinsya. Nothing can beat my hometown.

Kasi kung ako ang papipiliin ay mas gusto ko na lang na manatili sa Castel. Hmm. I don't know. Kumpara sa pangarap na matuklasan kung gaano kalaki at kaganda sa labas ng aking mundo o sa syudad, mas nauunawan ko na ngayon ang ibig sabihin ni Zaro dati. I realized he's right. There is no place like home. And Castel, this is my home. This is our home, and this is where our families unite. Hindi ko namalayan ang ngiti.