“If, while observing the boundless universe, the writer is able to scrutinise his own self as well as others, the resulting incisiveness of his observations will far surpass objective descriptions of reality.” IfsWritingWellsSelfRealityAbleUniverseObjectivesObservationDescriptionObservingBoundless 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
“Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.” RealSelfDreamRealityLucid Dreaming Author:Gao Xingjian
“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?” IfsWritingSelfLiteratureLifetimeEndureSelflessAffirmationSelf Affirmation Author:Gao Xingjian
