Muhammad Ridwan

“You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves. I mean, I could hate you for being massively unpunctual and for never being interested in anything other than Margo Roth Spiegelman, and for, like, never asking me about how it's going with my girlfriend - but I don't give a shit, man, because you're you. My parents have a shit ton of black Santas, but that's okay. They're them. I'm too obsessed with a reference website to answer my phone sometimes when my friends call, or my girlfriend. That's okay, too. That's me. You like me anyway. And I like you. You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“Ternyata memelihara cinta sebelah tangan itu seperti memelihara dinosurus. Dino kecil polos yang manis, tiba-tiba sudah tumbuh sangat besar, lebih besar daripada yang bisa kuukur. Ia sudah tumbuh menjadi monster yang bahkan bisa membunuh diriku sendiri, yang telah memeliharanya.

Aku tidak bisa lagi memeliharanya, karena ia telah tumbuh di luar kendaliku. Sekarang, aku tidak bisa lagi membiarkannya tumbuh tanpa menyakitiku.”
― Ayuwidya, The Mint Heart

“Semua manusia bersaudara satu sama lain. Karena itu tiap orang yang membutuhkan pertolongan harus meeroleh pertolongan. Tiap orang keluar dari satu turunan, karena itu satu sama lain adalah saudara.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Dongeng Calon Arang