Khoirul Anam

“Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy. If you behave in a certain way, you will be transformed. The myths and laws of religion are not true because they they conform to some metaphysical, scientific or historical reality but because they are life enhancing. They tell you how human nature functions, but you will not discover their truth unless you apply these myths and doctrines to your own life and put them into practice.”
― Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

“Geniuses are not always pleasant people.”
― Karen Armstrong

“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”
― Lorraine Hansberry

“Ilmu pengetahuan itu pahit pada awalnya, tetapi manis melebihi madu pada akhirnya”
― Hanum Salsabiela Rais, 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa: Perjalanan Menapak Jejak Islam di Eropa