Gao Xingjian Quotes

"Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature."
- Gao Xingjian
(Related: Literature)

"Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?"
- Gao Xingjian
(Related: Love, Man)

"As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds."
- Gao Xingjian
(Related: Men, Women, Mystery, Present, World, Writer)

"In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?"
- Gao Xingjian
(Related: History, Literature, Self, Writing)