Books Quote by Pramoedya Ananta Toer Download Open image “I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.” — Pramoedya Ananta Toer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Conscience Ethics Giving Joy Reader Writing
It's the writing, not the being read, that excites me. Joy is in the doing. — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I would say that writing, both the act of writing, and of course reading of other people's work is, for me, supreme joy. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
“I write so others might contemplate things that are out of the ordinary. I write to make people feel—to cause laughter and tears and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty.… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader. — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
One of the accidental joys of my writing life has been that I've had some lovely, surprisingly good fortune with readers, and I've brought… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The people who encouraged me weren't necessarily writers or readers themselves. They were people who were just pleased to see me devote my life… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts. — Randy Alcorn 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
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
