I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?