"People say that Paris is the city of love, but for me, New York deserves the tittle more. It's impossible not to fall in love with the city like it's almost impossible not to fall in love in the city." - Raia, The Architecture of Love

Ika Natassa

"A spark of idea for a story sometimes comes from the simple act of observation." - Raia, The Architecture of Love

Ika Natassa

"A kiss should be personal, not a mandatory public event." - Raia, The Architecture of Love

-Ika Natassa

"A girl can never go wrong with a little black dress."
- Ika Natassa, The Architecture of Love

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“Toko buku itu kayak surga kecil. … And don’t you just love the heterogeneity of bookstores? Toko buku itu bukti nyata bahwa keragaman selera bisa kumpul di bawah satu atap tanpa harus saling mencela. … Bookstores are the least discriminative place in the world.” - Tanya Baskoro, Critical Eleven (Ika Natassa)

“Well, who doesn’t hate Jakarta anyway.” - Tanya Baskoro, Critical Eleven (Ika Natassa)

“Aku nggak. …Karena di Jakarta, semua orang berada in the state of trying. Trying to get home, trying to get to work, trying to make money, trying to find a better sale, trying to stay, trying to leave, trying to work things out. Karena itu, buatku, Jakarta itu a labyrinth of discontent. Dan semua orang, termasuk aku dan kamu, setiap hari berusaha untuk keluar dari labirin itu. The funny thing is, ketika kita hampir berhasil menemukan pintu keluar labirin ini tapi malah ketemu hambatan lagi, pulling us back into the labyrinth, kita justru senang karena nggak perlu tiba di titik nyaman. It’s the hustle and bustle of this city that we live for. Comfort zone is boring, right?” – Aldebaran Risjad, Critical Eleven (Ika Natassa)

“Isn’t it funny that sometimes the best conversations are the ones that lead to nowhere? Ketika percakapan itu sendiri cukup gregetnya untuk jadi main act. Bukan sekedar opening act atau foreplay seperti biasanya.” - Tanya Baskoro, Critical Eleven (Ika Natassa)

“Travel is a remarkable thing, right? Di pesawat, di bus, di kereta api, berjalan kaki, it somehow brings you to a whole other dimension more than just physical destination.” - Tanya Baskoro, Critical Eleven (Ika Natassa)