We (the Chinese) eat food for its texture, the elastic or crisp effect it has on our teeth, as well as for fragrance, flavor and color.

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.

Creative work carries with it a form of intense love.

We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad.

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.

The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight into human character has been gained, or that his (or her) knowledge of life has been deepened, or that pity, love or sympathy for a human being is awakened.

An educated man is one who has the loves and hatreds together.