Aurellia Pramaita

“Semua perempuan itu pelacur, sebab seorang istri baik-baik pun menjual kemaluannya demi mas kawin dan uang belanja, atau cinta jika itu ada.”
― Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

“If I might share my opinion, this world is hell, and our task is to create our own heaven.”
― Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

“Still, being alone doesn't mean you have to be miserable. In that sense it's different from losing something. You've still got yourself, even if you lose everything else. You've got to have faith in yourself and not get down just because you're on your own.”
― Yoko Ogawa, The Diving Pool: Three Novellas