Quote 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.

— 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…

— Andrea Hirata

The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

— 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…

— Andrea Hirata

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

— Andrea Hirata

“Kawan, di kampung kami kebenaran harganya hanya seribu lima ratus perak. Warnanya hitam, bergenang di dalam gelas, saban pagi.”

— Andrea Hirata

“Kawan, menurut ketentuan agama, tak boleh diamkan jika orang tua bertanya lebih dari tiga kali.”

— 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

“...ilmu demikian luas untuk disombongkan...”

— 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…

— 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…

— Andrea Hirata

My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.

— Andrea Hirata