Fad

“I used to analyze myself down to the last thread, used to compare myself with others, recalled all the smallest glances, smiles and words of those to whom I’d tried to be frank, interpreted everything in a bad light, laughed viciously at my attempts ‘to be like the rest’ –and suddenly, in the midst of my laughing, I’d give way to sadness, fall into ludicrous despondency and once again start the whole process all over again – in short, I went round and round like a squirrel on a wheel.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

“Cerita, selamanya tentang manusia, kehidupannya, bukan kematiannya. Ya, biarkan yang ditampilkannya itu hewan, raksasa, atau dewa, atau hantu. Dan tak ada yang lebih sulit difahami daripada sang manusia. Jangan anggap remeh si manusia, yang kelihatannya begitu sederhana, biar pengelihatanmu setajam elang, pikiranmu setajam pisau cukur, perabaanmu lebih peka dari para dewa, pendengaranmu dapat menangkap musik dan ratap tangis kehidupan, pengetahuanmu tentang manusia takkan bakal bisa kemput.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer

“Time moves in it special way in the middle of the night.”
― Haruki murakami , After Dark

“That’s how stories happen — with a turning point, an unexpected twist. There’s only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore