“
Kira: L, do you know
Gods of death
love apples?
L: Damn you, Kira...
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence (Death Note, #2))
“
Kira knew that his tounge felt like a vibrator set to the speed of Oh Hell Yeah
”
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Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
First bubble baths. Now Disney parks. You're shattering every creep vampire myth I've ever heard.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It is dark. It is dreadful. It is a thing of sorrow and gloom. That is why people fear war. That is why people choose to avoid it.
~Izuru Kira
”
”
Tite Kubo
“
Maafkan
Jika senyumku
Tersembunyi dibalik air mata
Dan kata-kata mesra
Menjadi tanpa daya
Karena terperangkap
Dalam Prasangka
Tapi Tuhan Tahu..
Cinta yang kupunya
Lebih berwarna
Dari yang kau kira
”
”
Asma Nadia
“
My sister had taught me to look at the world that way, as a place that glitters, as a place where the calls of the crickets and the crows and the wind are everyday occurrences that also happen to be magic.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
A warrior does not beg for his life. ~Izuru Kira
”
”
Tite Kubo
“
Bubbles. On a scale of one to ten, a bubble bath has to rank zero as far as things I'd expect an older-than-dirt-badass vampire to indulge in. The only thing that would surprise me more would be if you pulled out a rubber ducky.
-Kira to Mencheres
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
It was ironic; he held her captive, yet she’d captivated him.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
To hell with Kira.
What matters to me is L.
L
”
”
NisiOisiN (Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases)
“
She seemed to be a nice person, too, instead of a homicidal bitch like his former wife. Otherwise, the world should fear. When Mencheres fell for a woman, he fell hard. If Kira asked for her own continent as a birthday present, Mencheres would probably have one conquered for her before she blew out her candles.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5))
“
You all say the same thing. When something bad happens, everyone tells you to forget about it. But, I don't think you can forget that easily. You may be able to pretend you've forgotten, but I don't think anyone can completely forget.
”
”
Fuyumi Soryo
“
Dead or not, you must be bored with women telling you how you look like the hottest, most exotic wet dream they’ve ever had. No wonder the thought of you, grapes, and some scented massage oils crossed my mind – and if you drop that towel again, I’m going to need a cold shower.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
Kowé kira, kalo sudah pake pakean Eropa, bersama orang Eropa, bisa sedikit bicara Belanda lantas jadi Eropa? Tetap monyet!
”
”
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
“
And everyone on earth knows if you have the respect of a cat it means your soul is worth being around.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
aku tak habis mengerti, mengapa orang-orang gampang sekali mengata-ngatai pemerintah. Kalau bicara, sekehendak hatinya saja. Apa mereka kira gampang mengelola negara? Mengurusi ratusan juta manusia? Yang semuanya tak bisa diatur. Kalau mereka sendiri yang disuruh mengurusi negara, takkan becus juga!
”
”
Andrea Hirata (Cinta di Dalam Gelas)
“
I need a sample of your blood,' said Kira.
Marcus raised an eyebrow. 'I didn't know we'd reached that stage of our relationship.
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
Kira is childish and hates to lose. I am also childish and hate to lose. - L
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note Box Set)
“
Aku kira dan bagiku itulah kesadaran sejarah. Sadar akan hidup dan kesia-siaan nilai.
”
”
Soe Hok Gie (Catatan Seorang Demonstran)
“
Each life has a different purpose, and some people can find their purpose more easily than others. The key, the most important thing you can ever know, is that whatever your purpose is, that's not your only choice"
"No matter why you're here, no matter why any of us are here, you're never tied down to fate. You're never locked in. You make your own choices, Kira, and you can't let anyone ever take that away from you.
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
Jayden laughed grimly. 'Press the attack and hope for the best.'
'Hope is not a strategy,' said Kira
'It's not plan A,' said Jayden, 'and it shouldn't be plan B, but it is every plan C that has ever been made.
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
Lewis obediently stared at her, and Kira tried to make her voice sound confident. “You don’t feel anything. You’re not afraid.”
“I am,” came Vlad’s immediate reply. “If you tell him wolves are the children of the night next, I might hurt myself laughing.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
I don't know what lies ahead, but I want to keep going forever...
”
”
Fuyumi Soryo
“
I didn’t study medicine to watch people die." -Kira
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. "
"Look on the bright side, " said Marcus.
Kira waited.
"This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. "
"I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
Andrei, did you like the opera?"
"Not particularly."
"Andrei, do you see what you're missing?"
"I don't think I do, Kira. It's all rather silly. And useless."
"Can't you enjoy things that are useless, merely because they are beautiful?"
"No. But I enjoyed it."
"The music?"
"No. The way you listened to it.
”
”
Ayn Rand (We the Living)
“
You don't have to echo my feelings, Mencheres, but you can't talk me out of them either. I love you" Her smile was wry. "Deal with it.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
That may have been how they survived, Kira realizes: thanks to their ability not to fall apart at the same time.
”
”
Fredrik Backman (Beartown (Beartown, #1))
“
Kira is evil ... There's no denying that ... But lately I've been starting to think of it more like this ... The real evil is the power to kill people. Someone who finds himself with that power is cursed. No matter how you use it, anything obtained by killing people can never bring true happiness.
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run (Death Note, #3))
“
I will reign over a new world!
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout (Death Note, #5))
“
Misa: Hey, Light. Wanna come sleep with me tonight?
Light: Wh-what are you talking about…?
Misa: Ha ha ha! Just kidding! You're saving me for after we catch Kira, right? You don't have to be shy about it!
L: Yes, Light. There's no need to be shy.
Light: I'm not being shy!
L: No need to be so serious either
”
”
Tsugumi Ohba
“
I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
When you care about someone and give them something special. Something that they treasire. That's a gift.
”
”
Lois Lowry (Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2))
“
When I think of my father, I think of my heart breaking in stages. A dull pain, then piercing. Electric. Still, somehow, gradual.
”
”
T Kira Madden (Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls)
“
Sometimes the hardest thing any of us can hope for is finding the courage to be honest with ourselves.
”
”
Kira Saito
“
Big Jim’s eyeball fell out. Like, fell the fuck out of his head. It rolled onto the grass, and to be honest, Big Jim and I were both taken aback.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom #1))
“
Kira, the highest thing in man is not his god. It's that in him which knows the reverence due a god. And you, Kira, are my highest reverence...
”
”
Ayn Rand (We the Living)
“
Here at the sea---especially at the sea---I could hear my sister’s voice in the waves: “Kira-kira! Kira-kira!
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
Trust it turned out, was a very beautiful and fragile thing with a taste like wild raspberries and experienced only by the very brave.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial.
”
”
Lois Lowry (Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2))
“
Do you want to be put under first?” she asked Lewis as they sat down.
“Huh?” he replied in confusion.
Something like a cough came out of Vlad that jerked her head up. Vampires didn’t need to cough. Was that a muffled laugh?
“You know.” Kira’s eyes flashed green at Lewis, and her fangs seemed to jump out of her gums. “Get bespelled so you don’t remember this.”
Lewis appeared even more confused. “If that’s what you want.”
I will not as for pointers from Dracula, she swore to herself. I will not. “Yeah, I’d feel better about that. So, ah…look into my eyes.”
Another strangled sound came from Vlad’s direction. Now Kira was sure it was a laugh. She was determined to ignore him.
Lewis obediently stared at her, and Kira tried to make her voice sound confident. “You don’t feel anything. You’re not afraid.”
“I am,” came Vlad’s immediate reply. “If you tell him wolves are the children of the night next, I might hurt myself laughing.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
There's a fine line between brave and insane. I haven't decided which one I am yet.
”
”
Kira Saito
“
Watching the sunrise.....what an act of beauty, of unwavering faith, something to look forward to each and every day.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
Where I come from we call what you’re feeling The Black Tide. It will pass. Tides, by their nature, come and go.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom #1))
“
Deep, bone-melting pleasure surged through Kira’s subconscious as he thrust forward again, almost causing her to shout at the crash of rapture filling her.
“That is what I feel when I’m inside you.” His voice was low, eyes lit up with blinding green. “And you will feel every measure of the same, I promise.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, #2))
“
There are so many ways to lose a person. There are so many revisions.
”
”
T Kira Madden (Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls)
“
I know a lot about when I was a little girl, because my sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary in a drawer next to by bed. I like to see how her memories were the same as mine, but also different.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
Her name translated as "Survivor," but she told me she didn't like it much. I asked her why and she said because she is a female and all females are survivors so it was massively redundant.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
...people can surprise you if you let them in.
”
”
Kira Saito (Bound (Arelia LaRue, #1))
“
In the world of love, it takes more than love to make someone happy
”
”
Fuyumi Soryo
“
I cannot recommend this to you enough: find something that you believe in, right down deep in the depths of your silvery plumage, and then throw your heart at it, blood and valves and veins and all. Because I did this, the world, though brambled and frothing at the mouth, looked more vibrant; blues were bluer, and even the fetid puddles that collected under rusting cars tasted as sweet as summer wine.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
A creature can be heartbreakingly powerful and loving while also being a destroyer of worlds.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
Bald eagles are majestic as fuck.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom #1))
“
My friend Kira always said that life is like an extremely difficult, horribly unbalanced videogame. When you’re born, you’re given a randomly generated character, with a randomly determined name, race, face, and social class. Your body is your avatar, and you spawn in a random geographic location, at a random moment in human history, surrounded by a random group of people, and then you have to try to survive for as long as you can.
”
”
Ernest Cline (Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2))
“
Mother of mercy,"said Tovar."And that caused the riot?"
"It's the other way around,"said Kira sheepishly."We started the riot as a distraction for the jaibreak."
Tovar whistled."You don't mess aroud."
P303
”
”
Dan Wells (Partials (Partials Sequence, #1))
“
Did it ever occur to you," asked Kira, "that I may be here for the very unusual, unnatural reason of wanting to learn a work I like only because I like it?
”
”
Ayn Rand (We the Living)
“
Bones glanced behind me, with just the barest inclination of his head. I walked away from him, muttering, "Don't worry, you don't need to have Mencheres break out the invisible straitjacket again. I haven't gone crazy. I just didn't understand until now."
He still looked like he was debating having Mencheres lay the power whammy on me, so I sat down by Kira in a very deliberate manner, folding my hands in my lap. There. Didn't I look calm and sane?
”
”
Jeaniene Frost (This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5))
“
Grocery shopping," Kira's gaze raked over him. "Well, honey, one thing about it, I don't think you have to worry about buying beef while you're out. It looks like you have plenty in residence as it is.
”
”
Lora Leigh (Hidden Agendas (Tempting SEALs, #4))
“
Some days I think she was really miserable, because she cried a lot. In a way, I'd had to steel my heart to her crying. You need to steel yourself to a lot of things when someone in your family is really sick.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
It's okay to cry. There's no reason to hold back.
”
”
Fuyumi Soryo
“
Well I beat things around with my stick once in awhile.
”
”
Kira4Inu (Last Shred of Hope (Chikara's Curse Chronicles, #1))
“
Change is inevitable, dear crow. We must adapt. You cannot stop the tide, S.T. You must be more like the log that bobs along its surface.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom #1))
“
If being smart can improve the quality of lives, then choose to be and be smart.” - Auntabelle, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow
”
”
Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
“
She played me. I totally got hustled by Kira.
And I like it.
”
”
Nyrae Dawn (Freeing Carter)
“
Sometimes history can be brutal" - Auntabelle, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow
”
”
Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
“
it is a reminder to humanity what we should always remember…is to be kind to one another.” - Dr. Armani, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow
”
”
Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
“
Orang yang suatu hari berhianat pada kita biasanya adalah orang yang tak terduga, yang kau kira adalah orang yang mustahil melukai punggungmu.
”
”
Leila S. Chudori (Laut Bercerita)
“
Space may seem like the final frontier for exploration and colonization but the ocean is a viable and more immediate destination for human colonization. - Kailin Gow, STEM Stage Talk
”
”
Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
“
Life’s gonna kick you in the butt; that’s what it does.
But if you gotta put up with this crap, the least you can expect is that your friends will stand by you. I mean, for crying in the night, what else are friends for but to help you make right what isn’t in life? (Kira, The Mishmorat)
”
”
Richelle E. Goodrich (Eena, The Tempter's Snare (The Harrowbethian Saga #5))
“
Sometimes it feels like we are only this: moments of knowing and unknowing one another. A sound that is foreign until it's familiar. A drill that's a scream until it's a drill. Sometimes it's nothing more than piecing together the ways in which our hearts have all broken over the same moments, but in different places. But that's romantic. Sometimes it's realer than that.
”
”
T Kira Madden (Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls)
“
You know so much, Onida."
"I have nine brains—which never stop growing—three hearts, and I can regenerate my arms; but mostly, it's because I'm female." Female. Well, shit. Admittedly, I had limited knowledge of them, but they had always seemed omniscient and formidable to me.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
There’s a label she used to love but which she loathes when it’s pronounced in a Beartown accent: “career woman.” Peter’s friends call her that, some in admiration and some with distaste, but no one calls Peter a “career man.” It strikes a nerve because Kira recognizes that insinuation: you have a “job” so you can provide for your family, whereas a “career” is selfish. You have one of those for your own sake.
”
”
Fredrik Backman (Beartown (Beartown, #1))
“
No one else. It was me who had to carry myself over the finish line, and all I needed to remember when I felt like not trying was that that feeling wouldn't last forever.
Forever.
I used to believe it didn't exist. One word has terrified me as a child and it haunted me. But now I knew, and many small ways, but it was real, But it didn't scare me anymore. Forever wasn't a little girl cowering in the closet. Forever wasn't the shadows sitting in the back of the class. Forever wasn't doing what I thought Carl and Rose wanted instead of what I needed to do with my life. Forever wasn't believing I was some kind of replacement daughter and that I was letting them down. Forever wasn't being the one who needed protection. Forever wasn't pain and grief forever wasn't a problem. Forever was my heartbeat and it was the hope tomorrow held. Forever was the glistening silver lining of the dark cloud, no matter how heavy and thick it was. Forever was knowing it moments of weakness didn't equate to an eternity of them. Forever was knowing that I was strong. Forever was Carl and Rosa, Ainsley and Kira, Hector and Rider. Jaden would always be a part of my forever. Forever was in the fire-breathing dragon inside me that had shed the fear like a snake shedding skin. Forever was simply a promise of more. Forever was a work in progress. And I couldn't wait for forever.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (The Problem with Forever)
“
She reached for Matty and embraced him. Ordinarily uncomfortable with hugs, he would have stiffened his shoulders and drawn back; but now, from exhaustion and affection, he held Kira and to his own amazement felt his eyes fill with tears.
”
”
Lois Lowry (Messenger (The Giver, #3))
“
Mungkin beginilah seharusnya ujian disambut, sebuah perayaan terhadap ilmu. Dengan gempita. Selain itu, aku kira, pesta ujian yang meriah ini juga dibuat agar kami sekali-kali tidak boleh pernah takut apalagi trauma dengan ujian. Bahkan diharapkan kami kebal terhadap tekanan ujian dan bahkan bisa menikmati ujian itu. Apalagi ujian akan terus datang dalam berbagai rupa sampai akhir hayat kami.
”
”
Ahmad Fuadi (Negeri 5 Menara)
“
Not everything is black and white. There are some things that are not meant to be proven logically, they just are. They have existed long before us and will continue to do do long after we leave this earth.
”
”
Kira Saito
“
Love for me means that someone likes my way of thinking about life and the same philosophy about living. Love is not a prisoner but it makes you realize that you care about this person more than anyone else.
”
”
Chantal Sicile-Kira (A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence)
“
If you are accepting of the belief that life can be good even with autism, then they will think so, too. You are the most important person in your child's life, and you can make them believe that anything is possible.
”
”
Chantal Sicile-Kira (A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence)
“
My friend Kira always said that life is like an extremely difficult, horribly unbalanced videogame. When you’re born, you’re given a randomly generated character, with a randomly determined name, race, face, and social class. Your body is your avatar, and you spawn in a random geographic location, at a random moment in human history, surrounded by a random group of people, and then you have to try to survive for as long as you can. Sometimes the game might seem easy. Even fun. Other times it might be so difficult you want to give up and quit. But unfortunately, in this game you only get one life. When your body grows too hungry or thirsty or ill or injured or old, your health meter runs out and then it’s Game Over. Some people play the game for a hundred years without ever figuring out that it’s a game, or that there is a way to win it. To win the videogame of life you just have to try to make the experience of being forced to play it as pleasant as possible, for yourself, and for all of the other players you encounter in your travels. Kira says that if everyone played the game to win, it’d be a lot more fun for everyone. —Anorak’s Almanac, chapter 77, verses 11–20
”
”
Ernest Cline (Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2))
“
There is a perception that because individuals with autism have challenges in the area of communication and social skills, they are not interested in having friends. This is not so. Adults with autism may be socially isolated, but it is not always indicative of a preference for solitude.
”
”
Chantal Sicile-Kira (A Full Life with Autism: From Learning to Forming Relationships to Achieving Independence)
“
semua orang pada setiap masa, mencari sesuatu yang hilang dalam hidup mereka. tidak kira sama ada sesuatu yang hilang itu adalah orang yang mereka sayang atau hati yang telah kosong dan dipenuhi kegelisahan...mereka akan terus mencarinya. mencari supaya mereka dapat jadi gembira semula. dapat merasa bahagia semula
-Ashraf
”
”
John Norafizan (Garis-garis Deja Vu)
“
I was worried that her spirit was watching me every time I cried. I was worried that if she saw me crying, she would be very unhappy and maybe she wouldn't be able to leave the earth the way she was supposed to. So even though I wanted her to keep watching me, I wished she would forget about me and never see my crying and never worry about me anymore, even if that meant I was now alone.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
Some say,” Auntabelle said, “that it was because of the Roman’s brutality and the Roman Emperors’ cruelty, especially to the Christians, who were slaughtered in masses at this very place for the entertainment of the Roman citizens, that Rome fell.” - Auntabelle, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow
”
”
Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
“
Trees are normally very general and all-inclusive with their wisdom pearls. When a tree decides to talk to you, it's a very, very big deal, as if the world stops, as if you are scooped up and held in a snow globe, weightless and womb-like. I felt their vibrations in my feathers, in the flutter of my little black heart.
”
”
Kira Jane Buxton (Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1))
“
Uang tak pernah seburuk yang kita kira. Ia merupakan sumber berkat di tangan seorang penderma yang tulus, dan batu pengasah agar orang menjadi arif. Kebijaksanaan seseorang tidak bergantung pada seberapa banyak yang mungkin ia dapatkan, melainkan pada seberapa banyak yang mungkin ia berikan.
”
”
Titon Rahmawan
“
Leila, this is my friend and honorary sire, Menecheres, and his wife, Kira," he said, indicating the lopng-haired Middle Eastern man and the blonde. "Also let me introduce my friend, Cat." The redhead, and for some reason she looked familiar. "Her husband, Bones"-here Vlad smiled coolly at the short-haired brunet-"is not my friend.
”
”
Jeaniene Frost
“
It was hard to stay angry when I felt so sad. I would rather have felt angry, but instead, all I could do was sob. Even though people had been coming over all day, the house seemed so lonely that I couldn't stand it.
The room grew somewhat dimmer. I didn't move as it grew dimmer still. Then, with a start, I hurried outside and ran to the alley in back of our house. Through a break between the buildings, I saw that the sun hung low over the horizon. I watched it until it started to hide between two trees in the distance. Then I climbed on a car and watched until only half of the sun was visible, and then a quarter, and then I felt a huge sickening panic inside of me and ran as hard as I could to a ladder I saw down the alley. I rushed up the ladder and climbed on the roof of somebody's garage. I saw the sun again, a quarter of it, and then a slice, and then it disappeared, the last time ever that the sun would set on a day my sister had lived.
”
”
Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
“
Tapi semua itu saya kira hanya bisa kita pakai untuk mengenali cintakasih. Jika kita menggunakannya sebagai pedoman, maka yang terjadi adalah sebuah hukum baru yang datang dari luar tubuh manusia, yang tidak dialami melainkan diterapkan. Kesucian, bahkan kesederhanaan, yang dipaksakan sering kali malah menghasilkan inkuisitor yang menindas dan meninggalkan sejarah hitam. Karena itu saya percaya bahwa Tuhan tidak bekerja dengan memberi kita loh batu berisi ide-ide tentang dirinya dan manusia. Tuhan bekerja dengan memberi kita kapasitas untuk mencintai, dan itu menjadi tenaga yang kreatif dari dalam diri kita.
”
”
Ayu Utami (Saman)
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Modernisasi pada akhirnya memang suatu permainan kekuatan. Ada yang tergusur, ada yang menggusur. Ada yang menang, ada yang telantar lemah. Tapi jangan salah kira: di zaman seperti ini, yang lemah tak akan tinggal jadi gurun: “yang lemah berbahaya bagi yang kuat, sebagaimana pasir hanyut berbahaya bagi si gajah,“ kata Tagore tentang dunia modern.
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Goenawan Mohamad (Catatan Pinggir 1)
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For everything in my life, I would ask, Why? Why didn't the Chinese lady have teeth? Probably it was because she didn't brush them enough. I asked myself why we had to move to Georgia. It was because my father needed to work at this hatchery so he could support us better. Why did I kind of like that boy? Because he was kind of cute. And why was Lynnie sick? Why? There was no answer to that.
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Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)
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From MARS Volume 3 by Fuyumi Soryo:
Kira: “Why do you go through all that just to race? I guess asking that is the same thing as asking why I draw….probably because I’m alive….that’s all there is to it. I sense colors in you. They’re strong and beautiful….and sad. I wondered what your colors were for a long time. They’re the colors of the sunset…the blazing shades of a sunset that burn just before the darkness sets in. You said it was nothing, but there’s no one as alive as you.
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Fuyumi Soryo (Mars, Vol. 3)
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Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” The mountaineer replied in bemusement, as if the question was ridiculous and the answer obvious, “Because it’s there.” Kira understood then, because why had she wanted to go to university when no one else in her family had been? Why had she chosen law when everyone had told her it would be too hard? Why? To find out if she could do it. Because she wanted to climb that damn mountain. Because it was there.
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Fredrik Backman (Us Against You (Beartown, #2))
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If I can believe believe that the heavens have blessed me with a tiger-spirited daughter, then how can I doubt the existence of a Dragon Musado?" he said.
Kira didn't know how to react to her father's words.
"I believe that one person can change the world. Whether he is the Musado or a girl with a tiger spirit. The monks teach that we mere mortals cannot question fate. But I say that we control destiny by our every action. Our power lies in the choices we make." Her father placed his warm hand on her cheek. "In the choices you make. Remember, stay true to yourself and do what your heart tells you is right, and not what is easy.
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Ellen Oh (Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1))
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The hardest lesson in life is learning to accept that there are some things we can't change." Falcone paused, his eyes hard and glittering.
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Then he unbuttoned the cuffs on his shirt and rolled back his sleeves to expose the melted surface of his forearms. He held them up for Kira to see.
"Why do you think I keep these scars?"
"Because you feel guilty over ..."
"No," Falcone said harshly.
Then, in a gentler tone, "No. I keep them to remind me of what I can survive. Of what I have survived. If I'm having a rough time, I look at my arms and then I know I'll get through whatever problem I'm dealing with. Life's not gonna break me. It can't break me. It might kill me, but nothing it throws at me is gonna make me give up.
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Christopher Paolini (To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1))
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bir akşam eve dönerken mahallenin bakkalına uğramış, öteberi almıştım. tam kapıdan çıkacağım sırada, karşı evin bir odasında kira ile oturan bekarın radyosu weber’in oberon operası uvertürünü çalmaya başladı. az daha elimdeki paketleri yere düşürecektim. maria ile beraber gittiğimiz birkaç operadan biri de buydu ve onun weber’e hususi bir muhabbeti olduğunu biliyordum; yolda hep onun uvertürünü ıslıkla çalardı. kendisinden daha dün ayrılmış gibi taze bir hasret duydum. kaybedilen en kıymetli eşyanın, servetin, her türlü dünya saadetinin acısı zamanla unutuluyor. yalnız kaçırılan fırsatlar asla akıldan çıkmıyor ve her hatırlayışta insanın içini sızlatıyor. bunun sebebi herhalde “bu öyle olmayabilirdi!” düşüncesi yoksa insan mukadder telakki ettiği şeyleri kabule her zaman hazır.
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Sabahattin Ali (Kürk Mantolu Madonna)
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Aku tidak percaya bentuk Tuhan apa pun, kecuali yang sesuai dengan idealku sendiri. Aku pun tak yakin (pasti malah) tentang ke-tak-ada-annya nasib. Juga tak percaya kita juga. Dewasa ini aku berpendapat bahwa kita adalah pion dari diri kita sendiri sebagai keseluruhan. Kita adalah arsitek nasib kita, tapi kita tak pernah dapat menolaknya. Kita asing, ya kita asing dari ciptaan kita sendiri. Itulah aku kira mengapa kita harus belajar sejarah dan dalam hal ini mengapa aku pesimis.
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Soe Hok Gie (Catatan Seorang Demonstran)
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Namun, kasih adalah suatu pengalaman yang tidak bisa diringkus dalam kata-kata. Ia tidak tercakup dalam penjelasan apapun. Juga penjelasan saya. Bahkan Paulus hanya berhasil menutur ciri-cirinya. Tapi semua itu saya kira hanya bisa kita pakai untuk mengenal cintakasih. Jika kita menggunakannya sebagai pedoman, maka yang terjadi adalah sebuah hukum baru yang datang dari luar tubuh manusia, yang tidak dialami melainkan diterapkan. Kesucian, bahkan kesederhanaan, yang dipaksakan seringkali malah menghasilkan inkuisitor yang menindas dan meninggalkan sejarah hitam. Karena itu saya percaya bahwa Tuhan tidak bekerja dengan memberi kita loh batu berisi ide-ide tentang dirinya dan manusia. Tuhan bekerja dengan memberi kita kapasitas untuk mencintai, dan itu menjadi tenaga yang kreatif dari dalam diri kita.
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Ayu Utami (Saman)
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Because the majority of the Amazon rainforest was in Brazil, Mom and Dad somehow decided to name me after the rainforest.
“You were born on a rainy day, and was one of the strongest babies at the hospital,” Mom said.
“How did you know?” I asked.
“You had the loudest cry, which indicated how strong your lungs and heart were. And you’re a girl so we thought naming you ‘Amazon’ after the rainforest and after the mythical women warriors called Amazons, fits you so well.” Dad said.
- Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow
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Kailin Gow (Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome (Amazon Lee Adventures, #1))
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Sometimes I thought about my future, because Lynn said I should. She said it was hard to tell at this point, but someday, if I didn't go to Africa to study animals, I might be a beautiful genius tennis player. I didn't worry about it one way or another. I didn't care if I was a genius or if I was pretty or if I was good in sports. I just liked to listen to Lynn and to talk to Bera-Bera and to eat rice candies. The lady who used to live down the street could take all of her top teeth out of her mouth. She wasn't allowed to eat chewy candy. I could eat any kind of candy I wanted because I still had my baby teeth. If they rotted, I would simply grow more teeth. That was pretty great.
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Cynthia Kadohata (Kira-Kira)