“So, the rationale of having written this book is to say an inspiring word to a lot of people who are hurting, crying and sounding defeatist, an inspiring word to millions of people who are living in pain and indigence. I wrote it for a young chap who hopes there is no life after death so that he can finally rest, for a dejected ailing woman who thinks God enjoys torturing her and for some hopeless lad who threatens his friends he’d shoot himself. I wrote it for them and for myself.”

“Second chances are not that important. What’s important, is being ready when the first chance is given.”

“Orang bilang, manusia terbiasa memakai topeng. Pada suatu saat dalam perjalanan hidup kita, risiko menjadi diri sendiri terlalu besar, dan kita mulai memasang topeng yang berfungsi sesuai harapan masyarakat. Topeng-topeng itu juga menjadi mekanisme pertahanan diri yang hebat.”

“I write because there is a madness within me to express my thoughts in words. I write because I feel passionately about certain feelings and there is this yearning within me to express these feelings in words. I am not comfortable meeting a lot of people. I like solitude. I like thinking and I dont like talking much.”

“Frequently in life, you have to take irrelevant paths in order to reach the correct destination.”

“Don’t stop trying newer challenges. What you fear you must face!”

“subway stations…passengers who token through life”

“Take it easy. Live life- one day at a time. It is only when we add the regrets of ‘yesterday’ and worries of the ‘future’ to the ‘present’ that we end up complicating things…”

“God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is intricately involved in our lives and for that alone, we should be thankful.”

“Out of the fires of refinement, come the praise of His magnificence, the brilliance of His glory, and the honor of His precious Son, Jesus Christ.”

“Understand one thing very clearly. Because all this: your time, this world, your life in it and all of those opportunities, they have a deadline.”

“Learn as if you might live forever and you’ll live as if you might die tomorrow.”

“We are all on stage, my dear. Sometimes we forget our lines, but luckily an offstage helper can whisper our lines to us until we get back on track.”

“Don’t let someone treat you like shit or you’re just one of many options,’ Know your worth…’Remember!, One of The most powerful thing about time is…it CHANGES..’ everything! that defines you’ ”