A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.

Where there's life, death is inevitable. Dying's easy; it's living that's hard. The harder it gets, the stronger the will to live. And the greater the fear of death, the greater the struggle to keep on living.

The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.

Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.

No person writes to win awards.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.