“Then he asked my age and I asked his. That's the tradition in China. If we know each other's ages we can understand each other's past. We Chinese have been collective for so long, personal histories are not worth mentioning.… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
Somehow, in the novel format, I don't really like to do upfront, ideological discussion. In my heart, literature remains a poetic and ambiguous medium.… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
But why people need privacy? Why privacy is important? In China, every family live together, grandparents, parents, daughter, son and their relatives too. Eat… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
“Red's world, you see, is a closed circle. Not that it matters. I know that I'm a closed circle, too, and it's all I… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
“In China we say, "You can't expect both ends of a sugar cane are as sweet." Sometimes love can be ugly. But one still… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
Self-censorship happens not only in China, or Iran or ex-Soviet places. It can happen anywhere. If an artist penetrates a certain taboo or a… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
People always say it's harder to heal a wounded heart than a wounded body. Bullshit. It's exactly the opposite—a wounded body takes much longer… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
“In China we believe "rob the rich to feed the poor." But robbers here have no poetry.” — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
“In China, we say: 'There are many dreams in a long night.' It has been a long night, but I don't know if I… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
I do think there will be a better understanding between the two sides - East and West. And eventually, the so-called two sides will… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
“I am sick of speaking English like this... I am scared that I have become a person who is always very aware of talking,… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
