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Lalu perempuan-perempuan itu siap dikirim ke muka bumi. Sebagai produk untuk konsumsi lelaki. Lelaki membelinya. Jika segelnya rusak, lelaki berhak menukarnya.

And right there, I knew that if one of us was getting off dope, and staying off dope, it was going to be me.

Aspirin are called cruchies because we eat them like candy. Finger cots are condoms, pronouced with Spanish inflection.

I was condemned to become Mr Travelling Fixit, always arriving after a first chef had screwed things up horribly, the wolves already at the door.

...your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride. Sure it's a 'play you pay' short of an adventure, but you knew that already...

I was now a graduate of the best cooking school in the country - a valuable commodity on the open market - I had field experience, a vocabulary and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.

...where, exactly, I went bad and became a thrill-seeking, plesure-hungry sensualist, always looking to shock, amuse, terrify and manipulate, seeking to fill that empty spot in my soul with something new.

For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous. But like a love affair, looking back you remember the happy times best.

The moon distresses you by silently reminding you of your solitute; you open your eyes wide to escape your loneliness.

The feeling of busyness was profoundly satisfying; I hadn't thought at all about my plight or myself.

Without a driver this bus is lost. Our lives are over. Come abroad if your destination is oblivion--it should be our next stop. We can sit together. You can have the window seat, if you want. But it's sad view.

I know zoos are no longer in people’s good grace. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusion about freedom plague them both.

"Let me build you a drink. Something New. They call it a White Angel," he said, mixing one-half vodka, one-half gin, no vermouth.

"Hyang Widhi pun kadang perlu ditentang. Diberitahu. Mungkin juga harus dibohongi. Apalagi negara. Aparat. Hukum."

"Salahkah cinta yang datang selarut ini?"

"Aku ingin kau tidak cengeng. Hanya perempuan tolol yang selalu mengeluhkan hidup. Hidup itu harus diajak bertarung. Kau harus mampu bersabung dengannya. Kalau kau menang, itulah nikmatnya menjadi perempuan!"

Tidak bisakah kita menentang alam, Tuhan, dan takdir? Aku ingin melawan mereka dan jadi pemenang!

"Sejak mereka berdua menjelma jadi sejoli burung malam, aku pun menjelma jadi perempuan yang dilabur sunyi.