Andrea Hirata

“Jika berfikir positif, ternyata mengenal seseorang secara emosional memberikan akses pada sebuah bank data kepribadian tempat kita belajar banyak hal baru.”

— Andrea Hirata

I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write.

— Andrea Hirata

One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people.

— Andrea Hirata

“..kerja Tuhan tidak boleh diramal...nasib, usaha dan takdir bagaikan tiga bukit biru samar-samar yang memeluk manusia dalam lena".”

— Andrea Hirata

I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.

— Andrea Hirata

“Maka di negeri ini, para pemimpi adalah pemberani. Mereka Kesatria di tanah nan tak peduli. Medali harus dikalungkan di leher mereka.”

— Andrea Hirata

Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at…

— Andrea Hirata

“Begitu banyak hidup orang berubah lantaran sebuah pertemuan. Disebabkan hal itu, umat Islam disarankan melihat banyak tempat dan bertemu dengan banyak orang…

— Andrea Hirata

I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone…

— Andrea Hirata

“Itulah penyakit kalian, orang Melayu. Terlalu manja, banyak teori kiri kanan, ada sedikit harta, ada sedikit ilmu, sudah sibuk bersombong-sombong…”

— Andrea Hirata