Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.
Gao XingjianIn the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?
Gao XingjianMen always look differently at women, even if it's not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such.
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