February 2012
14 posts
“When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(via ransombookquotes)
“I hate all those flirty-birty games that women make up. Life’s too short. If you...”
–
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(via ransombookquotes)
Quite tired already
“When you’re rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even...”
– Mitch Albom, For One More Day (via ransombookquotes)
A very great song, from a talented man! :) Go...
Jadi, dimana Adam(ku)?
“Adam , kamu yang pertama, tapi aneh kamu tidak terlihat dimana-mana, kamu hanya terdapat pada sebuah pangung bernama ‘khayalan’. Kita? Kita akan bersama? Kata ‘kita’ adalah sebuah kata yang penuh ambigu, karena aku saat ini tidak tahu dengan siapa aku bersanding.”
-Penggubahan sebuah kumpulan cerpen berjudul “Perempuan yang Diapus Namanya”
“Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There’s a strong streak of...”
– David Foster Wallace, 1996 (via sometimesagreatnotion)
“I fell in love with the idea that the mysterious thing you look for your whole...”
– Laurie Anderson explaining her attraction to Moby-Dick (via earlyfrost)
this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well... →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
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“Poets are always taking the weather so personally.”
– J. D. Salinger
“Betapa baiknya engkau Tuhanku, terima kasih atas segala nikmatMu. :)”