One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people. — Andrea Hirata Am Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Hirata Abroad Copy Share Image
“Lintang was very rational; Mahar was a daydreamer. Mahar was easily inspired by just about anything. Like Lint- ang, Mahar also was… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“..kerja Tuhan tidak boleh diramal...nasib, usaha dan takdir bagaikan tiga bukit biru samar-samar yang memeluk manusia dalam lena".” — Andrea Hirata Inspirational Copy Share Image
“Kawan, di kampung kami kebenaran harganya hanya seribu lima ratus perak. Warnanya hitam, bergenang di dalam gelas, saban pagi.” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“Kawan, menurut ketentuan agama, tak boleh diamkan jika orang tua bertanya lebih dari tiga kali.” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
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 Allocate Copy Share Image
The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his… — Andrea Hirata Afford Copy Share Image
I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone… — Andrea Hirata About Copy Share Image
My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless. — Andrea Hirata Forgotten Copy Share Image
“Turning a friend into a lover, mengubah teman menjadi kekasih, ternyata proses itu menyenangkan. Tapi saat-saat turning back a lover into a… — Andrea Hirata Friendship Copy Share Image
“Gila itu ada 44 macam, semakin kecil nombornya, semakin parah gilanya.” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
It turns out that popularity is scary. I don't feel comfortable receiving so much attention from people; perhaps that's because I'm just… — Andrea Hirata Attention Copy Share Image
I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday. — Andrea Hirata Always Copy Share Image
Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism. — Andrea Hirata Actually Copy Share Image
I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close… — Andrea Hirata Always Copy Share Image
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… — Andrea Hirata Always Copy Share Image
Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at… — Andrea Hirata Airplane Copy Share Image
I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people. — Andrea Hirata Become Copy Share Image
From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of… — Andrea Hirata Building Copy Share Image
