“To the Indians it seemed that these Europeans hated everything in nature - the living forests and their birds and beasts, the grassy grades, the water, the soil, the air itself.”

“The white people were as thick and numerous and aimless as grasshoppers, moving always in a hurry but never seeming to get to whatever place it was they were going to.”

“Nothing lives longOnly the earth and mountains”

“They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it.”

“Dan aku bertanya: apakah yang sanggup mengubah gumpal luka menjadi intanYang membekukan air mata menjadi kristal garam?Sahabatku menjawab: WaktuHanya waktu yang mampu”

“Cintanya adalah paket air mata, keringat, dan dedikasi untuk merangkai jutaan hal kecil agar dunia ini menjadi tempat yang indah dan masuk akal bagi seseorang.”

“Kita tidak bisa menyamakan kopi dengan air tebu. Sesempurna apa pun kopi yang kamu buat, kopi tetap kopi, punya sisi pahit yang tak mungkin kamu sembunyikan.”