When you use words, you’re able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
The destruction of Chinese traditional culture didn’t start in 1949. It started long before that, with the succession of revolutions. It was particularly bad during the Cultural Revolution, the destruction of traditional Chinese culture. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
Literature transcends national boundaries, racial boundaries. It goes deep into the issues that concern all human beings. That is why, when people read Greek tragedy – it doesn’t matter who reads it – they are still moved by it. Gao Xingjian Read Quote
