“The trouble with Malaysia is we are subconsciously trying to erase our past. The history beyond the prescribed narrative of The Alliance achieving Merdeka and Tunku calling out "Merdeka" seven times are often undiscussed - or worse, considered untrue and disrespectful - within the mainstream.”

“Merdeka adalah ketika suara nuranimu tak lagi sembunyi.”

“The trouble with Malaysia is that too many people like to tell others what the trouble with Malaysia is. This includes me of course.”

“Memories of the past would return to us more often if only we sought them out, sought their intense sweetness. But we let them slumber within us, and worse, we let them die, rot, so much so that the generous impulses that sweep through our souls when we are twenty we later call naive, foolish…Our purest, most passionate loves take on the depraved appearance of sordid pleasure.”

“The trouble with Malaysia is, we don't act like we have that kind of power.”

“Bila seseorang ingin menaiki tangga sosial dan kebudayaan mestilah merdeka lebih dulu dan pengetahuan tentang kemerdekaan, di Baratlah dilahirkan dan dipergunakan.”