Nidamia

“Kesepian adalah benang-benang halus ulat sutera yang perlahan-lahan, lembar demi lembar, mengurung orang sehingga ulat yang ada di dalamnya ingin segera melepaskan diri menjadi wujud yang sama sekali berbeda, yang bisa saja tidak diingat lagi asal-usulnya. Hanya ulat busuk yang tidak ingin menjadi kupu-kupu. (81)”
― Sapardi Djoko Damono, Hujan Bulan Juni

“Nasib memang diserahkan kepada manusia untuk digarap, tetapi takdir harus ditandatangani di atas materai dan tidak boleh digugat kalau nanti terjadi apa-apa, baik atau buruk. Kata yang ada di Langit sana, kalau baik ya alhamdulillah, kalau buruk ya disyukuri saja. (20)”
― Sapardi Djoko Damono, Hujan Bulan Juni

“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attention. They will hate you when people in their life like you. They will hate you if you worship a different version of their God. They will hate you if you are spiritual. They will hate you if you have courage. They will hate you if you have an opinion. They will hate you when people support you. They will hate you when they see you happy. Heck, they will hate you while they post prayers and religious quotes on Pinterest and Facebook. They just hate. However, remember this: They hate you because you represent something they feel they don’t have. It really isn’t about you. It is about the hatred they have for themselves. So smile today because there is something you are doing right that has a lot of people thinking about you.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Ring 1 dari pertahananmu adalah keluargamu, kokohkanlah ring 1-mu itu.”
― Hilaludin Wahid