Sarip Dol

“If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them.”
― George Orwell

“Setidak-tidaknya, apa-apa buku baru (yang ditulis) hendaklah mengambil kira salah satu dari tujuh perkara berikut: Melakukan pembaharuan yang tidak pernah dilakukan oleh sesiapa (penulis yang lain), menyempurnakan (tatmim) apa yang kurang dalam sesuatu penulisan, menerangkan (sharh) sesuatu penulisan yang tidak jelas, meringkaskan (talkhis) perbincangan yang bercabang-cabang, menyusun (tartib) mana-mana penulisan yang tidak teratur, menghimpunkan (jam’u) penulisan yang berselerak atau membetulkan (tashih) kesilapan sesebuah penulisan.”
― Shams al-Din al-Babuli

“I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac