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"Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another."

"The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough."
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"Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature."

"When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence."

"In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?"

"As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds."
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