Rohadatul Aisy

“Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.”
― Cherry Adair, Kiss and Tell

“Sometimes it’s not the people that change. It’s the mask that falls off.”
― A.R. Torre, The Last Party

“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

“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