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title: "1 Tiny Island Quotes By Andrea Hirata"
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> [I'm a small-town boy who comes from a traditional family on a tiny island called Belitung. I may not know where I'm going, but I'll always know where to come home to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/i-m-a-small-town-boy-who-comes-from-a-traditional-family-on-a-tiny/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

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## More by Andrea Hirata

> [One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/one-of-the-challenges-is-creating-characters-i-am-trying-to-compose/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [I'm a simple hillbilly. I don't like eating modern, industrialized, fast food. I grew up eating home-cooked food. So when I'm traveling abroad, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/i-m-a-simple-hillbilly-i-don-t-like-eating-modern-industrialized-fast/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/the-treasure-of-a-writer-is-to-maintain-their-own-style/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“Lintang was very rational; Mahar was a daydreamer. Mahar was easily inspired by just about anything. Like Lint- ang, Mahar also was a true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/lintang-was-very-rational-mahar-was-a-daydreamer-mahar-was-easily/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“..kerja Tuhan tidak boleh diramal...nasib, usaha dan takdir bagaikan tiga bukit biru samar-samar yang memeluk manusia dalam lena".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/kerja-tuhan-tidak-boleh-diramal-nasib-usaha-dan-takdir-bagaikan-tiga/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“Kawan, di kampung kami kebenaran harganya hanya seribu lima ratus perak. Warnanya hitam, bergenang di dalam gelas, saban pagi.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/kawan-di-kampung-kami-kebenaran-harganya-hanya-seribu-lima-ratus/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“Kawan, menurut ketentuan agama, tak boleh diamkan jika orang tua bertanya lebih dari tiga kali.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/kawan-menurut-ketentuan-agama-tak-boleh-diamkan-jika-orang-tua/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/i-am-a-writer-who-has-a-policy-to-allocate-90-percent-of-my-time-for/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“...ilmu demikian luas untuk disombongkan...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/ilmu-demikian-luas-untuk-disombongkan/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his apartment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/the-decision-to-write-full-time-meant-i-couldn-t-afford-to-buy-a/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/i-think-writers-of-memoirs-need-to-be-respected-for-the-bold-decision/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/my-story-is-the-story-of-forgotten-people-and-the-voice-of-the/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“Turning a friend into a lover, mengubah teman menjadi kekasih, ternyata proses itu menyenangkan. Tapi saat-saat turning back a lover into a friend, membalikkan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/turning-a-friend-into-a-lover-mengubah-teman-menjadi-kekasih-ternyata/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [“Gila itu ada 44 macam, semakin kecil nombornya, semakin parah gilanya.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/gila-itu-ada-44-macam-semakin-kecil-nombornya-semakin-parah-gilanya/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

> [I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-hirata/i-am-the-only-one-who-is-not-married-among-my-siblings/)

[Andrea Hirata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-hirata/)

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