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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

Along with great love comes greater–terrific–sorrow

Along with great love comes greater–terrific–sorrow

Light reading with a lot of swearing from a teenager. So far, I’d like to say that he’s inadequate in so many ways, but boy, that age... I need to keep reading this book to see how’s he going, for it is half of the book and it’s just past one long heavy night.
Also, I had seen enough of words phony, corny, lousy, nosy, and a lot of repetition -.-

Perkotaan adalah sarang kecurangan. Kemalasan dan hura-hura tersembunyi di balik dinding-dindingnya, siap untuk setiap saat merenggut dan menghilangkan ketajaman penglihatan serta kewaspadaan manusia. Segala sesuatu membusuk di sana, termasuk keindahan berbahasa, suatu hal yang sangat menentukan kualitas hidup manusia.

“I find it difficult to understand the kind of human being who lives, or who is sure he can live, purely, happily, serenely while engaged in deceit”

A remarkable book to read solemnly.

“I managed to maintain on the surface a smile which never deserted my lips”

“Cinta adalah kata kerja” ternyata bermula dari buku ini, setidaknya begitu buku ini dimulai, entah apakah buku ini yang pertama kali menjelaskan cinta dengan cara itu.