All Andrea Hirata Quotes
- Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go… Actually Found
- My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless. Forgotten
- When I was a child, I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sports in Jakarta, and I just… Become Famous
- It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer, Confident
- From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing,… Building
- I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text. Context
- The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style. Maintain
- Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism. Actually Fighting
- I am the only one who is not married among my siblings. Among
- I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday. Always Work
- I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people. Benefits
- I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write. Allocate
- One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people. Challenges
- Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers. Behind
- I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world. Bohemian