“God was seldom discussed in our family except in a very distant sort of way, rather like our cousins in Canada.”

“It takes writing a billion bad words before you get to the good ones.”

“We perish because we fail to pray to God.”

“I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing”

“The heart is the toughest part of the body. Tenderness is in the hands.”

“For the philosopher is right who says that nothing thicker than a knife’s blade separates happiness from melancholy”

“Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! And, lips, oh you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death!”

“You will receive everything you need when you stop asking for what you do not need”

“No man should go to Valhalla with brothel rash.”

“Discipline Your Mind to Think Positively: Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.”

“Genius is the power of lighting one’s own fire!”

“You’re miserable, edgy and tired. You’re in the perfect mood for journalism.”

“The question is very understandable, but no one has found a satisfactory answer to it so far. Yes, why do they make still more gigantic planes, still heavier bombs and, at the same time, prefabricated houses for reconstruction? Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there’s not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people?Why do some people have to starve, while there are surpluses rotting in other parts of the world? Oh, why are people so crazy?”

“Kau tak akan pernah mengerti, memang. Aku perempuan dan kau laki-laki. Jadi, perlakukanlah aku seperti seorang perempuan. Seranglah aku! Jangan tunggu aku menyerangmu.”

“If you only knew how many sentences I have withheld in hopes that I will be allowed to speak them into your heart one day.”