Kamilah

“Kau memang tidak mengganggu siapapun, tetapi mulutmu selalu bungkam. Katanya kau pernah mengalami trauma hebat. Sejak itu kau mulai melupakan wajah. Kau lupa siapa-siapa saja tetanggamu bahkan ketika mereka berpapasan denganmu di pasar. Orang-orang pun mulai malas menyapamu, tak ingin tertular kesedihanmu.”
― Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan

“People who pop a painkiller at the smallest hint of a migraine, or who need anaesthetic cream to remove a mole, demand that women giving birth should gladly endure the pain, exhaustion, and mortal fear. As if that’s maternal love. This idea of “maternal love” is spreading like religious dogma. Accept Maternal Love as your Lord and Savior, for the Kingdom is near!”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“Sesuatu yang dijaga sejak kecil tidak akan kemana-mana sewaktu besar.”
― Intan Paramaditha, Sihir Perempuan

“Help out? What is it with you and ‘helping out?’ You’re going to ‘help out’ with chores. ‘Help out’ with raising our baby. ‘Help out’ with finding me a new job. Isn’t this your house, too? Your home? Your child? And if I work, don’t you spend my pay, too? Why do you keep saying ‘help out’ like you’re volunteering to pitch in on someone else’s work?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982