Quotes by Ninotchka Rosca

He saw clearly, immediately, that the man didnt care about the gifts value, didnt care about the gift even, but cared profoundly for the act of receiving as though the gift were a tribute, a confirmation of his self, his being, his reality. He found no pleasure in what he was taking but in the act of taking itself.

A man could love only what he respected, not pitied.