Chinese novelist & playwright (1940- )
The human need for language is not simply for the transmission of meaning, it is at the same time listening to and affirming a person's existence.
GAO XINGJIAN
"An Interview with Gao Xingjian", BookBrowse
When you're telling a story, you've got to give details.
GAO XINGJIAN
Dialogue and Rebuttal
I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.
GAO XINGJIAN
The Guardian, Aug. 1, 2008
You contemplate and you wander without any worries, between heaven and earth, in your own private world, and in this way you acquire supreme freedom.
GAO XINGJIAN
Nocturnal Wanderer