Wu Cheng'en · 544 pages
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“Treasure a handful of dirt from your home, But love not ten thousand taels of foreign gold.”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“She also bit off a little toe from the child’s left foot to establish a mark of his identity.”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“Don’t go away! Have a taste of old Monkey’s rod!”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“in my opinion those who strive for fame will lose their lives on account of fame; those who live in quest of fortune will perish because of riches; those who have titles sleep embracing a tiger; and those who receive official favors walk with snakes in their sleeves.”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“Canberra and Chicago, but it also allowed us to enjoy several cherished meetings with Professor Liu Ts’un-yan before his passing a few months later. My indebtedness to Professor Liu’s scholarship should be apparent in the introduction”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“In Buddhism, the eight emblems would refer to the eight marks of good fortune on the sole of Buddha’s foot—wheel, conch shell, umbrella, canopy, lots flower, jar, pair of fishes, and mystic signs—which, in turn, were symbols of the organs in Buddha’s body.”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“permission. When I began work on the translation long ago, it was an early and ready decision to dedicate the first volume to my wife and our only”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
“those who have titles sleep embracing a tiger;”
― Wu Cheng'en, quote from The Journey to the West, Volume 1
Wu Cheng'en
Born place: in Lianshui, Jiangsu, China
Born date October 2, 1505
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