Pramoedya Ananta Toer Quote

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.


The Mute's Soliloquy: A Memoir (ed. 1999)


My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who...

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who...

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who...

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who...