“I've learned that I have to be happy with creating discussion and deba...” — Miguel Syjuco Quote

“I've learned that I have to be happy with creating discussion and debate and that I shouldn't be trying to write a book that appeals to the consensus.”

“I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm engaged in this big conversation.”

“Fiction is a very powerful tool for teaching history. The Philippines was the first Iraq, the first Vietnam, the first Afghanistan, in the sense that it was the United States' initial or baptismal experience in nation-building.”

“There were several appeals, but I ruined it all by escaping after three years inside. I was being transported to court and we stopped to use the rest room. There were two sheriffs and I managed to get away. I out-ran a helicopter, got on the aeroplane and went to Florida.”

“The idea of a flip book still really appeals to me. That idea of fiction and non-fiction.”

“If you've been fortunate enough to do a film that appeals to the entire family, that's the audience that's probably going to come back to you in something else.”