“What perishes is time; we are eternal.”

— Sapardi Djoko Damono · Life quote

What perishes is time; we are eternal. — Sapardi Djoko Damono quote card
Poet · 1940 – 2020

Sapardi Djoko Damono was an Indonesian poet beloved for lyrical, deceptively simple verse, including the collection Hujan Bulan Juni ('June Rain'). His line 'what perishes is time; we are eternal' is quoted across Indonesia.

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