As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women’s worlds. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
I was born Chinese, and I write in Chinese. I don’t think there’s any need to evade this… to a writer, as to a person, what matters is not his political label or his nationality, but whether he is a person and whether his work is worth looking at. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it? Gao Xingjian Read Quote
If you’re not perfectly conscious of yourself, that self can be tyrannical; in relationship to others, anyone can become a tyrant. That’s why no one can be a Superman. You have to go beyond yourself with a ‘third eye’ – self-awareness – because the one thing you cannot flee is yourself. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
Various political parties, even if they’re in direct opposition with one another, still say they are the spokesperson for the people. The writer must speak his own words and not get mixed up with politics. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
When I first heard that I had won the prize, I thought that it was something for myself, that it was something personal, recognition of my writings. But there is such a strong reaction from Chinese people in particular. It’s been very passionate, overwhelming and passionate, Chinese people from all over the world. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
Many intellectuals feel themselves to be Supermen who are spokesmen for the people. But in my opinion, they’re to be pitied. Under Mao’s dictatorship, these poor sheep suffered the same fate as everyone else. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
When fashion sweeps in, artists follow suit. I think this is the malady of contemporary art. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
Experience has taught me that any kind of political grouping is oppressive. It’s the blind mass that crushes the individual. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
