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“If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.”

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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. more

“The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and gentle: black mulberry leaves turned as red as roses; pristine white acacia petals shed an enshrouding pale-green aura. Mild evening breezes made both the mulberry leaves and the acacia petals dance and whirl, filling the woods with a soft rustle.”

Made Beautiful Black White Sun Summer Red Green Rose West Woods Evening Gentle Wheels Sunset Pale Shed Breeze Filling Sinking Petals Auras Pristine Mulberry Acacia

Author:Mo Yan

“All kinds of mysterious phenomena exist in this world, but answers to most of them have come with advances in scientific knowledge. Love is the sole holdout-nothing can explain it. A Chinese writer by the name of Ah Cheng wrote that love is just a chemical reaction, an unconventional point of view that seemed quite fresh at the time. But if love can be controlled and initiated by means of chemistry, then novelists would be out of a job. So while he may have had his finger on the truth, I'll remain a member of the loyal opposition.”

Source: Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel

“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.”

Want Should May Use Literature Voice Rooms Opinion Streets Tolerate

Author:Mo Yan

“Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn't think you have a brain in your head.”

Thinking Said Next Brain Audience Dancing Slave Sweat Digging

Author:Ann Miller

“If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would not want to live. The tragedy of the drama is that the very opposite is true.”

People Ifs Want Wanted Lost Drama Opposites Tragedy Bows

Author:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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