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“It reminds me that as long as the lemon trees grow, hope will never die.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“I tell myself that I want to live a happy life, and that the circumstances for happiness just haven't arisen. But what if that's not true? What if I'm the one who can't let myself be happy? Because I'm scared, or I prefer to wallow in self-pity, or I don't believe I deserve good things, or some other reason. Whenever something good happens to me I always find myself thinking: I wonder how long it will be until this turns out badly. And I almost want the worst to happen sooner, sooner rather than later, and if possibile straight away, so at least I don't have to feel anxious about it anymore.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You

“With all the destruction happening down there, it's so easy to forget the beauty that's up here. The sky is so beautiful after rainfall.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Begitu yang dipercaya Nanamama, apabila: kau cukup beruntung dilahirkan sebagai anak petani. Anak yang kekuatannya jauh melebihi sihir tangan Raja Midas, sebab yang ada di tanganmu bukan sihir tak terbatas, tapi kekuatan manusia yang ada batasnya tapi nyata, selalu menghidupkan, tidak mencelakakan.”
― Cyntha Hariadi, Kokokan Mencari Arumbawangi