Gao Xingjian

(11 votes)   When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

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(7 votes)   Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

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(6 votes)   In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?

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(12 votes)   Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

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(11 votes)   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.

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