Pramoedya Ananta Toer quotes

I'll do as I please. My mind is not to be imprisoned. (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
I happen to be pretty productive when I am in jail. When you are in jail, you have to spend more time with yourself. View quote
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Every award for me is important because it means a slap against militarism and fascism in Indonesia. View quote
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Every book that is banned is a badge of honor. View quote
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At the beginning of all growth, everything imitates. View quote
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Painting is literature in colors. Literature is painting in language. View quote
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Pity is the feeling of well-intentioned people who are unable to act. View quote
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Life can give everything to whoever tries to understand and is willing to receive new knowledge. View quote
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You must first of all think justly. Don't sit in judgment over others when you don't know the truth of the matter. View quote
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I don't follow any kind of 'isms.' If there is one, it will be Pram-ism. View quote
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The fracture of pencil still useful, but the fracture of soul, we couldn't use it, Mister. (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)
A mother knows what her child's gone through, even if she didn't see it herself. View quote
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Even though no one admits it, writers are leaders in their communities. View quote
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Let us see whether it is the New Order or me who will be the loser before Indonesian history. I have won. The New Order has fallen and my writings have been translated into 40 languages. View quote
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I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience. View quote
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