“Life is worth living as long as there`s a laugh in it.”
“It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.”
“Nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison.”
“Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.”
"“It is curious,” he remarked, “but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.” “That is because you have done a good action,” said the Prince"
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
“That power lies in her heart, because she is a sweet and innocent child!”
"Hei, Ki Dalang! Jangan beri kesempatan boneka nyinyir membeberkan aibnya, jangan biarkan omongan yang membingungkan kami; eja setiap kata yang lugas yang berjajar di pakem itu, lantunkan kebenaran kisah yang mengungkapkan kesetiaan perempuan kepada laki-laki yang menguasai jagad raya – jangan, jangan selewengkan syiar Kitab itu walau hanya sepatah kata – kami sudah hafal di luar kepala mes…
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