All Gao Xingjian Quotes
- Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self. Closer
- For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own… Anyone
- Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. Ease
- Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens. Burden
- Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature. Art
- Men always look differently at women, even if it's not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such. Always Look
- I believe in science but I also believe in fate. Believe
- Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom. Freedom
- Reality is myself, reality is only the perception of this instant and it can't be related to another person. Another Person
- If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life. Compromise
- Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it? Anxious
- 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… Achieved
- It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth. Fiction
- Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature. Clear
- I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself. Hero
- As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many… Always Tried
- 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… Aim
- 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… Absurdity
- With the beginning of life, comes the thirst for truth, whereas the ability to lie is gradually acquired in the process of trying to stay… Ability
- 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… Achieve