Rini Budihartati

“Aku mungkin tidak akan pernah paham ... kenapa kenangan buruk itu membuat Mas Bahar tidak bisa tidur nyenyak delapan tahun terakhir. maksudku, lihatlah, bukankah dari sekian banyak masa lalu yang menyakitkan itu, Mas Bahar punya kenangan yang baik.

Mengapa tidak kenangan baik saja yang diingat? bukan malah kenangan yang buruknya.”
― Tere Liye, Janji

“I want to understand. I like understanding you. It's been a long time since I related to someone else, but I think I get you.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“Pernikahan, urusan perasaan, cinta, kebencian, itu semua tidak sesederhana yang dilihat. Kadangkala tidak bisa dijelaskan, kadangkala dipenuhi kesalahpahaman, kadangkala dipenuhi kesedihan dan kemalangan.”
― Tere Liye, Pergi

“He was going to stay true to his path. He learnt that if he hated the wavering, the uncertainty, all he needed to do was to hold on to something to stay focused. So, he did. He anchored himself with coffee. Emptying himself of distractions, he embraced it wholeheartedly. He wanted to see where it would take him, where he could go with it. A simple thought – so simple it was almost embarrassing – but it gave Minjun strength.”
― Hwang Bo-reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop