Rohadatul Aisy

“This is why crushes are terrible. You go from feeling like life is a flat path one needs only to cruise over to spending every second on an incline, or caught in a weightless, stomach-in-your-throat drop.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“Merugilah orang yang mengabaikan tiga perkara teras kehidupan. Yakni terampil, keutamaan, dan kepandaian. Bila triperkara ini ditinggalkan, punahlah citra keutamaan manusia. Dia tidak lebih utama daripada daun jati kering; melarat, mengemis, dan menggelandang”
― Ahmad Tohari, Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk

“Don’t speak unless you have something to say,” she used to say to me during our talks when she tucked me in. “But when you do choose to speak, say what you mean, mean what you say, and be ready to support your points. If you can’t support your point of view, then it wasn’t much of a point of view to begin with.”
― David Ellis, Look Closer

“Part of the reason you’re so fierce today is because of that girl. Pretending as though you were never her is one step closer to detachment from reality. It’s a dangerous slope.”
― S.T. Abby, Paint It All Red