“Between birth and death, neighbour, there is no business that is not risky; drinking water in a sitting position included! . . The gist of the matter is to do everything with fine tuning as an acrobat does when walking a tight rope, like a carpenter measuring everything meticulously!”

“A writer should show the silver in his hands neither as bronze nor as gold; the gist of the matter is to show silver as silver.”

“When the inspiration comes, let everything else go!”

“When everything around you is crazy, it is ingenious to stay calm.”

“On the road to wisdom, behave like a raven and observe everything carefully!”

“There is an eternal love between the water drop and the leaf. When you look at them, you can see that they both shine out of happiness.”

“The best kiss in nature is not between Romeo and Juliet, but it is between a dying autumn leaf and a shiny water drop!”