Chairil Anwar quotes
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“I will scrape and dig into every word as far as I can get, right down to the essence of the word, to the substance of the image.”
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“In art, vitality is the chaotic initial state; beauty is the cosmic final state.”
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“Here I am, a wild beast cut off from his companions.”
-- Chairil AnwarSource : Chairil Anwar (1963). “Selected Poems”
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“Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.”
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Source : A. L. Rowse (2016). “The Use of History”, p.45, Routledge
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“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.”
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“Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
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