Top 6 Quotes by Wu Chengen

A team of horses cannot overtake a word that has left the mouth.

Horse, Team, Mouths

"Monkey: Folk Novel of China". Book by Arthur Waley, ch. 27, p. 266, 1942.

Nothing in the world is difficult, it is only our own thoughts that make things seem so.

World, Difficult, Seems

With passions stilled and one's nature firm, all destinies are in harmony; When the full moon of contemplation is reached you will be pure.

Passion, Moon, Destiny

Hero is he alone who vies with powers supreme!

Hero, Supreme

Wu Cheng'en (2015). “Monkey: Journey to the West”, p.66, Dalriada Books ltd

Look at that wonderful moonlight. It makes me long for the time when I can return home.

Travel, Home, Long

Wu Cheng'en (2014). “Journey to the West: The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures”, p.165, Tuttle Publishing

I was very fond of strange stories when I was a child.

Children, Stories, Strange Stories

Wu Cheng'en (2015). “Monkey: Journey to the West”, p.3, Dalriada Books ltd

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