“There are numerous layers to truth, and the simple and superficial statement of facts cannot satisfy the writer.” FactsSimpleStatementsLayersSuperficial Author:Gao Xingjian
“In the century that has just passed, many of the intellectual elite went mad. It was as if, with the death of God, everyone suddenly turned into a saviour who wanted either to annihilate the obsolete world order or to establish a utopia. Naturally, there were writers among those who went mad. The fact that they had knowledge did not exempt intellectuals: there is madness everywhere. When one loses control over one's self, the result is madness.” IfsWorldSelfFactsWantedOrderLosesResultsCenturyIntellectualMadnessMadElitesUtopiaSaviourObsoleteWorld Order Author:Gao Xingjian
“To subvert is not the aim of literature, its value lies in discovering and revealing what is rarely known, little known, thought to be known but in fact not very well known of the truth of the human world. It would seem that truth is the unassailable and most basic quality of literature.” WorldWritingHumansWellsLittlesFactsSeemsLyingValuesLiteratureQualityKnownTruth IsAimDiscoveringWell KnownRevealing Author:Gao Xingjian
