Andrea Hirata quotes
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“I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.”
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“Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.”
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“I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.”
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“From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing, yelling, and crying on the playground crawl up to the eighth floor, where I write. Their voices sound so innocent from a distance.”
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“Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee shops or see airplanes land at the airport.”
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“My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.”
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“When I was a child, I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sports in Jakarta, and I just couldn't imagine that it was possible for someone from here to become famous, and it's still very isolated out here.”
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“It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer,”
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“Belief and delusion are incestuous siblings.”
Source : Aleksandar Hemon (2009). “The Lazarus Project”, p.40, Pan Macmillan
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“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
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“The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose”
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“Married sex is like being awake during your own autopsy. It is root canal work without anesthetic.”
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“I am married and happy. My only wish is that nothing will change.”
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