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Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun [二哈和他的白猫师尊]

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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Jun 28, 2022 09:30PM

“My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The Mute's Soliloquy: a Memoir

tags: actions, art, artist, author, dedication, expression, literature, masturbation, words, writer, writing

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“As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The Mute's Soliloquy: a Memoir

tags: life, revenge, stolen

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“The love I knew was from books..”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer

tags: books, literature, love

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“But I couldn't stop there. The call of adventure was much stronger and more inviting.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The Mute's Soliloquy: a Memoir

tags: adventure

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“There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's not difficult finding space for one's grave.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The Mute's Soliloquy: a Memoir

tags: citizen, expansion, grave, indonesia, indonesian, irony, nationalism

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