But I couldn't stop there. The call of adventure was much stronger and more inviting.

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.

People are raised to believe that happiness is the land to which they are destined to travel. But that belief, which one so easily accepts as true, might just as well be a mirage.

There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's not difficult finding space for one's grave.

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.

We live in a strange world where people don’t try to know who we are, rather they go by, what they think we are!

My relationship with him was defined by these complex emotions, this mixture of gratitude and resentment.

Humanity is my religion

Is she a friend of yours?”“No, ” Diana said flatly. “She’s my mother.

O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.

Perhaps something like Facebook couldn't have been invented by somebody who goes out five nights a week and has a ton of friends and makes friends really easily.

If I were capable of assisting someone, I would do it in a manner that would cause the person seeking assistance to work, so he assists himself.

The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man.

Honoring the moment is honoring every human being you meet. The only place where you can meet them is in the moment.

squats are a form of torture designed by people who don’t need to do squats in the first place