Rif

“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“Sometimes you think you know things, know things very deeply, only to realize you don’t know a damn thing.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“Kalau begitu, apa gunanya punya akal, Richard Parker?
Apakah sekadar untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari —- mencari makanan, pakaian, dan atap untuk berteduh?
Kenapa akal tak bisa memberikan jawaban-jawaban yang lebih kompleks?
Kenapa kita bisa menanyakan hal yang tak ada jawabannya?
Buat apa punya jala begitu besar kalau sedikit sekali ikan yang bisa ditangkap?”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“Because you smiled at me.” “What?” “You asked why I wanted to do this with you. It’s not because you were up on the ledge too, even though, okay, that’s part of it. It’s not because I feel this weird responsibility to keep an eye on you, which is also part of it. It’s because you smiled at me that day in class. A real smile, not the bullshit one I see you give everyone all the time where your eyes are doing one thing and your mouth is doing another.” “It was just a smile.” “Maybe to you.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places