A compilation of hearfelt quotes from Rouzel Soeb's historical fiction novel "Wait for Me to Come Home, Dad"
This page features a collection of hearfelt quotes from Rouzel Soeb’s novel, “Wait for Me to Come Home, Father,” which is available for free reading on this website. The story focuses on the tragedy that strikes a lower-income Indonesian family directly affected by the 1998 monetary crisis and the ‘allegations’ of racial issues supposedly affecting the Chinese-Indonesian community at that time. Please scroll down to explore a series of intriguing quotes from this novel, and don’t forget to delve into the novel itself.
The souls of those who survive the cruelest of tragedies are basically dead.
They mastered the art of stealing before acquiring the skills to earn a living.
If criminal acts are openly boasted like that, there's a good chance they'll soon be competing to be the most evil.
The gates of hell that unfold before your eyes are a nightmare that should never materialize for you.
If individuals must navigate a maze to seek tangible justice, does this not signal a failure in the system?
How can a human being, born with a presumed perfect conscience, turn into a grim reaper overnight?
The punishment for a child's mistake should never be exposed to public view.
When the masterminds manipulate their pawns, there will always be people who end up dead or lose their minds.
A silent tongue or deliberately muted one often holds true history.
Wealth is a product of ability or luck, not determined by skin color or eye shape.
If we were to kneel and weep at the soles of your feet, would you ever acknowledge that their tombstones mark the impact of tragedy?
The sky binds a red thread between a daughter and her father... forming a bond between the vulnerable and their guardian angel.
While the world often suggests that the best way to handle hurt is to forgive but not necessarily forget, does my refusal to choose between the two make me any less of a good human being?
We fathers are the ones who welcome our daughter into the world by mentioning the greatness of God to her. Can you imagine the pain when someone else assumes the role of God, closing our daughter's eyes forever in the worst possible manner?
A father's dwelling will always be open as a pathway home for his daughter.
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