I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

I have always been independent. I like it that way. When someone forces me to do something, I don't do it.

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.

A writer should always bravely face life, risking death and mutilation in order to dethrone an emperor.