Pramoedya Ananta Toer Quotes

As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.

People must be just and fair, starting with what they thought.

I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

Kehidupan lebih nyata daripada pendapat siapapun tentang kenyataan.

You must first of all think justly. Don’t sit in judgment over others when you don’t know the truth of the matter.