I work hard, I work very hard. All the books at least 30 revisions.

Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of writers write because they have failed to do other things. How many writers can’t drive? A lot. They’re not practical. They are not capable in everyday life.

When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs. By force, brutal force, he eliminated all the other scripts. One script became the official script. All the others were banned. And those who used other scripts were punished severely. And then the meanings of all the characters, over the centuries, had to be kept uniform as a part of the political apparatus. So from the very beginning the written word was a powerful political tool.

Every summer Lin Kong returned to Goose Village to divorce his wife, Shuyu.

The more you move, the stronger you'll grow.

You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat.

I work hard, I work very hard. All the books at least 30 revisions.