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Famous Pramoedya Ananta Toer Quotes
“Tanpa mempelajari bahasa sendiri pun orang takkan mengenal bangsanya sendiri”
“Kau tak kenal bangsamu sendiri.”
“Sejak zaman kompeni, Aceh punya keberanian individu, Jawa punya keberanian kelompok. Beda sekali.”
“Hidup sungguh sangat sederhana. Yang hebat-hebat hanya tafsirannya.”
“Setiap ketidakadilan harus dilawan, walaupun hanya dalam hati.”
“Tak ada satu hal pun tanpa bayang-bayang, kecuali terang itu sendiri.”
“I don't follow any kind of 'isms.' If there is one, it will be Pram-ism.”
“I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.”
“Pity is the feeling of well-intentioned people who are unable to act.”
“The love I knew was from books.”
“At the beginning of all growth, everything imitates.”
“A mother knows what her child's gone through, even if she didn't see it herself.”
“The fracture of pencil still useful, but the fracture of soul, we couldn't use it, Mister.”
“Painting is literature in colors. Literature is painting in language.”
“Life can give everything to whoever tries to understand and is willing to receive new knowledge.”
“Even though no one admits it, writers are leaders in their communities.”