Jia Pingwa

“the pair of us were inextricably linked together. We must have sinned against each other in a previous existence, so that each…

— Jia Pingwa

“I asked Wufu, “Do you know where your stomach is?” “No,” he said. “That’s good.” “Why is that good?” “It means it’s…

— Jia Pingwa

“Past fifty, you’re neither pretty nor ugly. Past sixty, you’re neither man nor woman.”

— Jia Pingwa

“If you meet someone who's a complete stranger, but you feel you recognize them, or for some reason you feel drawn to…

— Jia Pingwa

“Neon flickered in brilliant colors on the really fancy buildings, while the older blocks and the ones under scaffolding were dark and…

— Jia Pingwa

Never buy hardcover books. They are designed to sell to those who don't actually read. Along with books, many other things can…

— Jia Pingwa

“Change what you can change, adapt to what you can’t change, put up with what you can’t adapt to, and let go…

— Jia Pingwa

“Whenever the weather was wet and gloomy, sort of “yin,” I always found myself thinking of Yichun, I don’t know why. Maybe…

— Jia Pingwa