Top 40 Merlin Franco Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “We have only one option, to struggle or succumb. The choice is ours.”

— Merlin Franco

2. “The most beautiful things in life are unassuming and simple to begin with.”

— Merlin Franco

3. “Enlightenment through spirituality versus sexuality is a chicken-and-egg situation. But I’m not bothered about what comes first – as long as I have both the chicken and the egg.”

— Merlin Franco

4. “If you had closed your eyes and looked inward, you would have seen me; you would have seen us. We have always been inseparable, like night and day, light and dark, flowers and fruits, and spirituality and sexuality.”

— Merlin Franco

5. “Tell me, son, what do you seek?”

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6. “The best way to make a line appear shorter without touching it is to draw a longer line next to it. It works with grief, too.”

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7. “You too, Caesar?”

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8. “The night is dark, the lamps are all off, and the moon is new. But my inner eye sees the path. I follow my feet, and my feet follow my soul.”

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9. “Remember, your destiny has been foretold long ago. You just have to stand up and seize it.”

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10. “The revelation that I’m destined to meet many virgins from the East and the promise of limitless love they hold in their bosoms gives me strength, fortitude, and tenacity – and the wisdom to know that all three are synonyms.”

— Merlin Franco

11. “See you later, tailgater.”

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12. “Like a feather, I let you go. To where you belong.”

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13. “You see, writers traveling to Southeast Asia visit indigenous communities. No writing quest will be complete without some cross-cultural comparisons. This exercise is a decisive moment in every author’s life. Equate it to a photographer meeting his first old man with a wrinkled face or the old lady with heavy earrings dangling from her earlobes.”

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14. “Swim, crawl, stagger, walk, bend, stagger and gone – that’s life in simple terms, and all that matters here is how well we fought.”

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15. “What do I have for the witch behind me? Do you want my life, Sorceress?”

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16. “The footpath curves right, and my home’s roof ridge is visible through the coconut fronds. A streak of happiness lights up in my heart. I know it’s just a building, but I hear its frantic call, reaching out to me like a mother cow that has lost its calf. Is this what differentiates a home from a house – the life in the former, the soul breathed in by my grandparents, my parents, and me?”

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17. “Remember, your mission is to love, expecting nothing in return.”

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18. “Did you know? There are three major milestones in human evolution. One, the discovery of fire; two, the invention of the wheel; three, the creation of budget airlines.”

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19. “I meditate fourteen hours a day – two hours out of bed and twelve hours in bed. The mortals call it sleeping, but the enlightened are awake. It’s just the body that sleeps.”

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20. “The goodness of people depends on the intentions of their brains and not on their religion or ancestry.”

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21. “Embrace her. Embrace her darkness, and when it dawns, you will be stronger.”

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22. “Tantra! You might want to read about it. There’s a reason why feminine energy exists in this world.”

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23. “The nineteen-seater Twin Otters offer three significant advantages: one, they can take off and land on the short runways common in mountainous terrains; two, they are economical to operate in low-traffic routes; three, they help people overcome claustrophobia. You have only two options – to cure yourself or jump into the woods below. And only one of those options guarantees survival.”

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24. “To you, the beautiful human in you, who, like everybody else on this planet, is on an everyday struggle to love and be loved. I hope you find the love, happiness, and enlightenment you have been looking for, in you, in your backyard, in your wretched little neighborhood.”

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25. “Writing is a refuge. When the world betrays us, we authors find asylum in our literary realms. Our wordlandias are our revitalizing saunas.”

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26. “A spade is a spade and diplomacy can’t turn it into a fork overnight.”

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27. “For those who choose the worldly way, tantra works wonders... It helps us transform our desires into divine experiences. Imagine sexuality as the gateway to moksha rather than a hindrance.”

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28. “As the wise men say, the key to happiness is to have a heart as pure as a child’s – a heart that sees the world as a child sees, a heart that smiles and cries like a child. For such a heart will also sleep like a child.”

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29. “Girls come like a breeze and leave like a tornado. But we emerge stronger and wiser.”

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30. “Dark is beautiful, brother.”

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31. “One would assume that travelers to Bali, the heaven on earth, would cry for joy. But in reality, every traveler is grieving some loss or another.”

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32. “Buccal list: A list of food a person has never tried before but wants to taste during their lifetime.”

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33. “A saint has control over his anger and itches.”

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34. “Darkness is bliss; so is light. Together they make life tick on Earth. Light keeps us going, but it is the darkness that mothers us in her lap and recharges our souls. For without her, dawns will never be beautiful. Never will they be so energetic. The more we fight darkness, the more we tire.”

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35. “I realized that I was on a sticky wicket that just received another bout of acid rain.”

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36. “Rule number one on a dance floor: if you see that girl who smiles for no reason, gives you boobs-pressing hugs, compliments you, and encourages you to keep on dancing, then she is an event promoter or a multilevel marketing agent.”

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37. “Tantra is about cultivating ecstasy and the awe for Shakti – the raw feminine energy that drives the world. When the male force Shiva and the feminine Shakti unite in unrestrained love, freedom is born. Freedom from ignorance, fear, hatred, bigotry, patriarchy, and misogyny.”

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38. “The influence of Hinduism is all over the church and our lives beyond its stone walls: We wear saris and dhotis to church, light traditional lamps, apply sandalwood paste on our foreheads, and choose auspicious days to schedule important events. Our girls sport the round dots resembling Hollywood laser-sight spots on their foreheads, and every Christian in the south celebrates Diwali with the same fervor as any Hindu.”

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39. “The more I reach for her soul, the more I connect with mine.”

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40. “Listen to your kuya, sister. Got three type kilikili.” He raises his finger. “One, that kano armpit smell like butter, burger, dollar; two, that Chinese intsik one smell like noodles, siopao, yuan; three, that bumbay one bad smell like roti, curry, rupee. Next time, find a kano who smells like butter, burger, or dollar. Curry not good. Rupee also not good, ba.”

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41. “Everything he says is new to me. But something about it sounds so familiar, like a passive knowledge I had always known before. I want this liberation, this boundless love!”

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42. “Tomorrows needn’t be bad. Maybe they hold the brightest of our days – the compensation for what we had never had.”

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43. “If Bhagwan was here, he would have said that it’s not for the world to love you but for you to love it without expectations.”

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44. “Bhagwan says that running after money will never bring happiness, and finding true happiness is to touch the center of one’s soul. I can have all the money in this world and still be unhappy. Likewise, I can have no money and still be happy. Happiness is just a state of mind. I choose to be happy.”

— Merlin Franco