Where Books and Readers Come Together
“The Bible in our Chinese Religion of good citizenship says: ‘Do not go against what is right to get the praise of the people. Do not trample upon the wishes of the people to follow your own desires.’”
“It really did look like a rainbow landscape, a macabre testimony to human folly.”
“Character is higher than intellect.”
“You were the one who chose the target and you are responsible for it.”
“It shouldn’t exist but there it is, always on the periphery.”
“All literature is yet to be written.”
“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
“So they went thither, Prince Ahmad following her footsteps; and on reaching it he was filled with wonder to see its vaulted roof of exquisite workmanship and adorned with gold and lapis lazuli and paintings and ornaments, whose like was nowhere to be found in the world.”
“‘This is my true Bride,’ said he… The true wedding was celebrated with great pomp and happiness.”
The Master said, “The wise are never perplexed. The humane never suffer from vexation. The brave are never afraid.”
“You find that it is the thing he is writing about that is interesting. Not the way it is written.”
“Just finish the first draft and go for it!”
“I hope that a Wende for better times will take place.”
“The esthetic hero must have his opposition outside himself, not in himself.”
“What do all good stories do… They kill you a little. They turn you into something you weren’t.”
