Novelist

I was arrested three times and tortured once.

I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It's like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books.

Mengapa kita harus mendengarkan hati kita? karena dimanapun hatimu berada, disitulah akan kau temukan hartamu.

I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.

I'm first and foremost a writer. I followed my personal legend, my childhood dream of becoming a writer, but I can't say why I'm one.

Agar bisa bisa menanjak di dunia ini, kau harus menjadi sarjana. Dan begitulah ceritanya sehingga dunia kehilangan banyak petani, pembuat roti, pedagang barang antik, pemahat, dan penulis hebat.

Musik adalah ideologi. Kau dapat menilai seseorang dari jenis musik yang mereka dengar.

I hate to be smart.

With all due respect, the Mona Lisa is overrated.

Tubuh kita tetap hidup, tapi, cepat atau lambat, jiwa kita akan menerima ledakan kefanaan.

About the idea of a clash between cultures, between civilisations, I don't believe in it. It's something some political leaders tried to use, and that the media tried and are still trying to sell us, in order to simplify the world and their work.

When I'm dancing, I'm not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? And the feeling is a sensation of being away from myself. My soul dances with the angels, and my body dances with my wife.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

Tak ada di dunia ini yang terjadi secara kebetulan.

It's not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate.

I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written.

Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.

Jika ada kemungkinan menemukan penghiburan dari tragedi kehilangan seseorang yang amat kita cintai, itu adalah harapan yang perlu ada, bahwa barangkali semua yang terjadi adalah yang terbaik.

Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.