"I don't want to be a strong hero……" — Gao Xingjian

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society.… - Gao Xingjian

"I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself."

— Gao Xingjian

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21 Quotes by Gao Xingjian

Gao Xingjian has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.
For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned.…
Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.
Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature.
Men always look differently at women, even if it's not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such.
I believe in science but I also believe in fate.
Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom.
Reality is myself, reality is only the perception of this instant and it can't be related to another person.
If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.
Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the…

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
I'm bad at picking heroes. — Margaret Atwood
No hero is mortal till he dies. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Clint Eastwood has always been a hero. — Kevin Bacon
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — John Adams
Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool. — Felix Baumgartner

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