“In the face of a nation that shamelessly assaults the very marrow of our bones, memory is but a pale gray field.”

“Before the eyes shutthis knife shines snow-bright once more through the inner organsas using a nuclear bomb to light a cigarsends lung cancer across the earthto parting lovers”

“I, too, eat steamed human-blood buns.”

“Life is pricelesseven to an ant”

“I hope that I'm not the type of person who, standing at the doorway to hell, strikes a heroic pose and then starts frowning with indecision.”

“The agony of the dead is with us, and we hear their screams and walk among their ghosts. We cannot avert our eyes or plug up our ears. We must bear witness and speak for those who cannot speak. We have only one chance to get it right.”

“Labeling someone a monster implies that he is from another world, one which has nothing to do with us. It cuts off the bonds of affection and fear, assures us of our own superiority, but there's nothing learned, nothing gained. It's simple, but it's cowardly.”