“Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.”

“nulla dies sine linea.”

“Contact with [menstrual blood] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up, the fruit of trees fall off, the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled, hives of bees die, even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust, and a horrible smell fills the air; to taste it drives dogs mad and infects their bites with an incurable poison.”

“In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.”

“In wine, there's truth.”

“Harapan adalah tiang yang menyangga dunia.”

“True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.”