Chinese novelist & playwright (1940- )
I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.
GAO XINGJIAN
The Guardian, Aug. 1, 2008
In the end all you can achieve are memories, hazy, intangible, dreamlike memories which are impossible to articulate. When you try to relate them, there are only sentences, the dregs left from the filter of linguistic structures.
GAO XINGJIAN
Soul Mountain
You're safe only when you can't see anybody.
GAO XINGJIAN
Escape
When you're telling a story, you've got to give details.
GAO XINGJIAN
Dialogue and Rebuttal