Pramoedya Ananta Toer

I don't follow any kind of 'isms.' If there is one, it will be Pram-ism.

I happen to be pretty productive when I am in jail. When you are in jail, you have to spend more time with yourself.

Every award for me is important because it means a slap against militarism and fascism in Indonesia.

It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with.

In all animation, if it's done quickly, you'll know it. And if you're very slow and careful with it, it's going to look a little more beautiful. It's just compressing time into seconds.

Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.