宁肯. 说吧，西藏[M]. 北京:十月文艺出版社北京,2013-10. ISBN 9787530213360

In this book, Ning talked about his fear that if he comes back to Tibet before stilling his memories of Tibet in text, it will be a self-destruction since Tibet has changed a lot.¹

On writing, Ning's philosophy is to use the basic and plain expressions as a baseline, and when crossing over that baseline, it must be an innovative and unique expression. He cannot accept clichés, which is neither innovative nor basic.²

Ning cited the opening of one of his novels as an example of keep expressions as simple as possible:³

When my friend Oma saw Martingale, snow had fallen into that afternoon.⁴

However, I think this opening is not as simple and basic as Ning claims. "My friend Oma saw Martingale on a snowy afternoon" feels better to me.

Ning commented that a famous Chinese garden in Soochow is a specimen trapped in infinite chaotic modern buildings.⁵ I had similar feelings before. My impression of Soochow is a few ancient remains thrown into the sea of modernity. I can only comfort myself that at least it gives me the opportunity to experience the discomfort of disharmony.