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Gao Xingjian, born on January 4, 1940, in Guilin, Guangxi, China, is a renowned novelist. His works are known for their unique literary style and profound social criticism, and he has won numerous international literary awards.

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“Everybody can write poetry, just like everybody knows how to make love.”

Knows Writing Poetry Know How Making Love Love Poetry

Author:Gao Xingjian

“Once the buttons are undone, you know how it'll all end. It's all in the game, there are no miracles.”

Knows Ends Games Know How Miracle Buttons Undone

Author:Gao Xingjian

“In the snow outside my window I see a small green frog, one eye blinking and the other wide open, unmoving, looking at me. I know this is God.”

Knows Eye Window Green Wide Snow Frogs

Author:Gao Xingjian

“Young man, nature is not frightening, it's people who are frightening! You just need to get to know nature and it will become friendly. This creature known as man is of course highly intelligent, he's capable of manufacturing almost anything from rumours to test-tube babies and yet he destroys two to three species every day. This is the absurdity of man.”

People Knows Men Needs Two Young Three Courses Known Baby Creatures Capable Tests Intelligent Species Young Man Friendly Frightening Absurdity Manufacturing Tubes Rumours Highly Intelligent

Book:Soul Mountain

Source: Soul Mountain

“You should know that there is little you can seek in this world, that there is no need for you to be so greedy, in the end all you can achieve are memories, hazy, intangible, dreamlike memories which are impossible to articulate. When you try to relate them, there are only sentences, the dregs left from the filter of linguistic structures.”

Knows World Needs Should Trying Littles Ends Left Memories Impossible Achieve This World Structure Sentences Relate Greedy Filters Intangible Dregs Hazy

Book:Soul Mountain

Source: Soul Mountain

About the Author

Born: January 4, 1940
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 66

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