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“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money – I think that can be a burden – I’m greedy for an exciting life. I want it to be exciting all the time, and I get it, actually. On the other hand, I can find excitement, I admit, in raindrops falling on a puddle and a lot of people wouldn’t. I intend to have it exciting until the day I fall over.”
― David Hockney, A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney

“Tumbuh dewasa rasanya seperti itu. Waktu masih kecil, semua orang perhatian. Tapi, begitu dewasa, sedikit demi sedikit, kamu hilang dari pandangan. Makannya, orang dewasa pakai make-up, berdandan rapi, pakai baju bagus ... Karena kalau ngga, ngga akan ada yang melihat mereka. Penampilan, bagi orang dewasa, itu seperti baju untuk manusia transparan —membuat orang sadar kalau mereka ada. Karena biasanya, di dunia orang dewasa, orang-orang ngga punya cukup perhatian untuk menunggu kamu bicara dan bilang kalau kamu ada.”
― Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie, Jakarta Sebelum Pagi

“Itu bukan salahmu. Aku tahu aku bilang begitu, tapi sebenarnya bukan. Aku hanya marah, dan saat aku marah, aku mengatakan hal-hal yang tidak seharusnya."

"Hal-hal yang benar," ujar Siringen.

"Bukan. Semua yang dikatakan saat marah tidaklah benar," tegasku. "Itu hanya sekadar ide yang belum menemukan kata-kata yang tepat, jadi berusaha mengatakannya terlalu cepat adalah kesalahan. Itu seperti awan—berubah bentuk dan tidak selalu sama.”
― Zillah Bethell, The Shark Caller

“Do you know what the worst thing about being a parent is? That you're always judged by your worst moments. You can do a million things right, but if you do one single thing wrong you're forever that parent who was checking his phone in the park when your child was hit in the head by a swing. We don't take our eyes off them for days at a time, but then you read just one text message and it's as if all your best moments never happened. No one goes to see a psychologist to talk about all the times they weren't hit in the head by a swing as a child. Parents are defined by their mistakes.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People