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

A sudden cloud formation of birds was swallowed up by the moon, and he was just as suddenly penned in by four walls-the demons' pen.

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.

I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary people.

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

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

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