Quotes
Authors
Murong Xuecun

"Why is contemporary China short of works that speak directly? Because we writers cannot speak directly, or rather we can only speak in an indirect way.Why does contemporary China lack good works that critique our current situation? Because our current situation may not be critiqued. We have not only lost the right to criticise, but the courage to do so.Why is modern China lacking in great writers? Because all the great writers are castrated while still in the nursery."

-- Murong Xuecun

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“It is about time that we develop a worldwide strategy to reduce illegal trade in meth and its precursor chemicals and stop the devastating impact that methamphetamine use is having on our children and our communities.”
“Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its progress.”
“I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.”
“My family is very traditional, Catholic.”

Source : "Spanglish Actress Talent Translates Well". Interview with Hugh Hart, www.sfgate.com. December 12, 2004.
“If I were a gambling man I would put all my money on there not being anything other than this universe.”
“For the authentic revolutionary conservative, what really counts is to be faithful not to past forms and institutions, but rather to principles of which such forms and institutions have been particular expressions, adequate for a specific period of time and in a specific geographical area.”
“Just remember, you must know everything well before you can know what to discard. You must cover pages with material you will not finally put into the book. That doesn't mean you don't use it. It is still there, must be there, an invisible foundation which gives authority to the story. The planning done on setting is never wasted.”

Source : "Writing a Novel: Some Hints for Beginners".
“Honesty stands at the gate and knocks, and bribery enters in.”

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