Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Quote by Gao Xingjian

Topics: Writing Quotes

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published...

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published...

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family....

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family....

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

There are women who do not like to cause suffering to many men at a...

There are women who do not like to cause suffering to many men at a...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Love the quest; marriage the conquest; divorce the inquest

Love the quest; marriage the conquest; divorce the inquest

Woman's virtue is man's greatest invention.

Woman's virtue is man's greatest invention.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that...

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that...

If you have any doubt that we live in a society controlled by men, try...

If you have any doubt that we live in a society controlled by men, try...

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

He who tries to forget a woman, never loved her

He who tries to forget a woman, never loved her

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords

Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.

Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right - instantly

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right - instantly

The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...

The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...