N > N's Quotes

“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

“Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.”
― Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol

“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?”
― Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code

“Whether or not you believe in God, you must believe this: when we as a species abandon our trust in a power greater than us, we abandon our sense of accountability. Faiths… all faiths… are admonitions that there is something we cannot understand, something to which we are accountable. With faith we are accountable to each other, to ourselves, and to a higher truth. Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed. The church consists of a brotherhood of imperfect, simple souls wanting only to be a voice of compassion in a world spinning out of control.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

“Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.”
― Dan Brown, Inferno

“God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.”
― Dan Brown, Angels & Demons

“Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

“In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

“The more a thing is perfect, the more it feels pleasure and pain.”
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso

“Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.
Justice the founder of my fabric moved:
To rear me was the task of power divine,
Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.
Before me things create were none, save things
Eternal, and eternal I shall endure.
All hope abandon, ye who enter here.”
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso

“O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?”
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso

“It happens like this.

"One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this person carries within them an angel--one sent to you for some higher purpose; to teach you an important lesson or to keep you safe during a perilous time. What you must do is trust in them--even if they come hand in hand with pain or suffering--the reason for their presence will become clear in due time."

Though here is a word of warning--you may grow to love this person but remember they are not yours to keep. Their purpose isn't to save you but to show you how to save yourself. And once this is fulfilled; the halo lifts and the angel leaves their body as the person exits your life. They will be a stranger to you once more.

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It's so dark right now, I can't see any light around me.
That's because the light is coming from you. You can't see it but everyone else can.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Pegang tanganku, tapi jangan terlalu erat, karena aku ingin seiring dan bukan digiring.(Spasi)”
― Dee, Filosofi Kopi: Kumpulan Cerita dan Prosa Satu Dekade

“Semua perjalanan hidup adalah sinema. Bahkan lebih mengerikan. Darah adalah darah, dan tangis adalah tangis. Tak ada pemeran pengganti yang akan menanggung sakitmu.”
― Dee, Supernova: Ksatria, Puteri, dan Bintang Jatuh

“Bertambahnya usia bukan berarti kita paham segalanya.”
― Dee Lestari, Filosofi Kopi: Kumpulan Cerita dan Prosa Satu Dekade

“Matilah engkau mati
kau akan lahir berkali-kali...”
― Leila S. Chudori, Laut Bercerita

“Aku tak tahu apakah aku sudah membuat jejak atau belum selama hidupku.

Sudah. Kamu membuat bait pertama dari puisi hidupmu. Kamu melawan.”
― Leila S. Chudori, Laut Bercerita

“Kita tak boleh jatuh, tak boleh tenggelam, dan sama sekali tak boleh terempas karena peristiwa ini. Kebenaran ada di tangan mereka yang memihak rakyat.

Bram”
― Leila S. Chudori, Laut Bercerita