I like to play with words. In English, there's only one or two ways to say something; in Chinese there are 30 ways. - Geling Yan

With books or film I want to commemorate our youth and the sacrifices they made. No matter how bitter the time was, there is always something beautiful. I want to satisfy my nostalgia and hope [my work] is touching enough to move audiences who may not have the same experiences.

Of course, the vision of many works, such as the sense of picture and imagery, is actually unconscious by the writer. If the writer is conscious, he will write very artificial things.

Any suffering registered in your mind makes the emotion deeper. Maybe as a writer, I am constantly looking for tragedy.