Such was the love of this grandson for his grandmother that two years after the death of his mother, when she herself fell gravely ill, he vowed to her that someday he would try to tell the world her life… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Animals are not supposed to have the power to reason and therefore don't care whether there is life after death. But imagine animals trying to cheer themselves up in the same way that our own ancestors did when faced with… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Laut tetap kaya takkan kurang, cuma hati dan budi manusia semakin dangkal dan miskin.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Kalau kemanusiaan tersinggung, semua orang berperasaan dan berpikiran waras ikut tersinggung, kecuali orang gila dan orang yang berjiwa kriminil, biar pun dia sarjana.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Ruapanya orang gunung hanya bercawat setiap hari. Mereka baru berpakaian bila ada tamu atau pada kesempatan-kesempatan terentu.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“How simple life is. It's as simple as this: you're hungry and you eat, you're full and you shit. Between eating and shitting, that's… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
The fracture of pencil still useful, but the fracture of soul, we couldn't use it, Mister. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Fina bara kurang ajar sama Ngama. Jangan kurang ajar sama Ngama. Hormati suamimu.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“. . . Kau terpelajar, Minke, Seorang terpelajar harus juga belajar berlaku adil sudah sejak dalam pikiran, apalagi dalam perbuatan. Itulah memang arti terpelajar itu. . . .” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Jadi, sudah di tujuan pertama mereka dikurung dan dijaga. Itu tak lain artinya daripada hilangnya sekian banyak kebebasan mereka.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
“Masa lalu tak perlu jadi beban, bila tak sudi jadi pembantu.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
