Marti got out of her car and stepped into the nightclub, full of bartenders milling about. The spotlights from the stage, where a singer was singing a mournful love song, revealed a pool of cigarette smoke.

Sering kali bangsa ini terjebak pada konsep yang besar, tetapi meninggalkan sesuatu yang kecil padahal penting. Sastrawan Seno Gumira Ajidarma menyampaikan sejumlah kritik melalui pidato kebudayaan di Jakarta.