My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

People are raised to believe that happiness is the land to which they are destined to travel. But that belief, which one so easily accepts as true, might just as well be a mirage.

But I couldn't stop there. The call of adventure was much stronger and more inviting.

There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's not difficult finding space for one's grave.

As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.

I named my dog Stay, so I can say, 'Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!

How could any Lord have made this world?... there is no reason, order, justice: but suffering, death, the poor. There was no treachery too base for this world to commit... No happiness lasted.

A man is rich in proportion to the things he can afford to let alone.

My maternal desires are fully satisfied with my dogs.

People want real. And there are a lot of women out there doing that.

Do we really know anybody? Who does not wear one face to hide another?

Men like me feel that untouchability is no integral part of Hinduism, it is an excrescence.

Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

In a way, it is beautiful to be young and hard up. With the right wife, and I had her, deprivation became a game.