André Gide: I have always preferred the bud full of promise to the full bloom of the flower, desire to possession, progress to achievement, adolescence to maturity.
one of the greatest reading journey! it took me 2 months to finish this book, but surely, I enjoy every detail in this book. I love it so much... not because it's perfect, but because it influences me a lot
Good morning. Woke up to $1 now equals 18.100 rupiah. Pertamax has risen from Rp12.300 to Rp16.250, and 5kg rice from Rp75.000 to Rp90.000. If you see nothing wrong with Indonesia's current fucked-up situation, you're either a nepo baby or braindead assholes who voted for 02.
the pigeon doesn’t understand your disdain for it; it coos for you anyway. the tree does not know you own an axe for it; its leaves sway in the sun anyway. the starving cat eats the poison you put out. it doesn’t know how not to trust. the earth forgives you, in spite of yourself
susan sontag has it very accurate about the fear of aging. what women are often grieving isn’t youth itself but the social rewards, desirability, and perceived possibilities that youth has been taught to represent
my co-worker noticed that I'm going to finish this book soon, then she said “mau dong Ms nanti ceritain bukunya tentang apa. gak sabar deh denger ceritanya.” huhuhu I love her