"My book had a universal theme. It's not a "racial" novel. It portrays an aspect of civilization, not necessarily Southern civilization."

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I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer