Ikra Amesta

“I discovered that everything you do is in response to a request or a suggestion made to you by some other party either inside you or outside. Some of these suggestions are good and praiseworthy and some of them are undoubtedly delightful. But the majority of them are definitely bad and are pretty considerable sins as sins go.”
― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

“...this miserable trick the romantic plays upon himself: of setting just beyond his reach the very thing he prizes.”
― Walker Percy, The Moviegoer

“For a while, Criticism travels side by side with the Work, then Criticism vanishes and it's the Readers who keep pace. The journey may be long or short.”
― Roberto Bolano, The Savage Detectives

“Orang hidup melawan ketika disakiti; orang hidup tidak menyerah kepada takdir dan nasib; orang hidup tak memikirkan predikat yang nantinya didapatkan akibat pilihan yang ia ambil.”
― Eki Saputra, Kepada Siapa Ilalang Bercerita