98 Quotes by Andrea Hirata

It turns out that popularity is scary. I don't feel comfortable receiving so much attention from people; perhaps that's because I'm just a kampong boy.

As a writer, I can't really take days off. Writing is like creating an art. Once you stop writing, you can lose your rhythm and context, meaning that your writing may lose its power.

I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone should be enough. The things I write about, if you notice, are sensitive issues for a lot of people. If I told you my age, they would get ideas. The next thing you know they'll be filing lawsuits against me.

I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday.

I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write.

I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.

Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers.

It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer,

One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people.