On the state of Pangasinan Literature
"Our literatures in Tagalog, Cebuano and Ilokano will continue developing as the writers in these languages become more facile with craft. Tagalog has truly become a national language. But the minor languages like Pampango, Zambal and Pangasinan will be poorer – there are no novels written in these languages now, and even their poetry is disappearing." -- F. Sionil José , from Filipino English: Literature as we think it (keynote lecture at the Conference on "Literatures in Englishes," National University of Singapore)