"To subvert is not the aim of literature,……" — Gao Xingjian
"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 but in fact not very well known of the truth of the human world. It would seem that truth is the unassailable and most basic quality of literature."
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21 Quotes by Gao Xingjian
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Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.
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For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned.…
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Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.
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Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature.
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Men always look differently at women, even if it's not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such.
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I believe in science but I also believe in fate.
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Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom.
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Reality is myself, reality is only the perception of this instant and it can't be related to another person.
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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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Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?
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In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the…
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
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