
One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.

Only by recalling a dream is an insomniac sure he's slept.

What a shame for a man like him to be born during peacetime. If he'd been born only a few decades earlier, he'd have worn the mantle of hero,

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.

If an earthworm in the ground won't starve to death, then neither will we, the working class." He

Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.

A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.

People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature.

The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.

No person writes to win awards.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

Are women really wonderful things? Maybe they are. Yes, women are wonderful things, but when all is said and done, they aren't really things

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.

Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?

Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.