Now I see -- we are always most revolted by the things hidden within us.

It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about

We are all prisoners of our time and place.

This is the ultimate cruelty, isn't it? That I can talk and talk and to anyone listening, it's only air--too rich a diet to be swallowed by a mundane world.

There's a reason why the form was originally silent

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.

Ive studied Chinese in college, but basically, Im not bilingual.