Mutia Novianti

“Berbahagialah dia yang makan dari keringatnya sendiri bersuka karena usahanya sendiri dan maju karena pengalamannya sendiri.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Bumi Manusia

“In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain.”
― William S. Burroughs, Queer

“kau harus bertindak terhadap siapa saja yang mengambil seluruh atau sebagian dari milikmu, sekali pun hanya segumpil batu yang tergeletak di bawah jendela. Bukan karena batu itu sangat berharga bagimu. Azasnya: mengambil milik tanpa ijin: pencurian; itu tidak benar, harus dilawan.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Child of All Nations

“Lee watched the thin hands, the beautiful violet eyes, the flush of excitement on the boy's face. An imaginary hand projected with such force it seemed Allerton must feel the touch of ectoplasmic fingers caressing his ear, phantom thumbs smoothing his eyebrows, pushing the hair back from his face. Now Lee's hands were running down his ribs, the stomach. Lee felt the aching pain of desire in his lungs.”
― William S. Burroughs, Queer