“The earth is black in front of the cliff, and no orchids grow.Creepers crawl in the brown mud by the path.Where did the birds of yesterday fly?To what other mountain did the animals go?Leopards and pythons dislike this ruined spot;Cranes and snakes avoid the desolation.My criminal thoughts of those days pastBrought on the disaster of today.”
Wu Cheng'en“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.”
Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West“The earth is black in front of the cliff, and no orchids grow.Creepers crawl in the brown mud by the path.Where did the birds of yesterday fly?To what other mountain did the animals go?Leopards and pythons dislike this ruined spot;Cranes and snakes avoid the desolation.My criminal thoughts of those days pastBrought on the disaster of today.”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: The Journey to the West“Hero is he alone who vies with powers supreme!”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: The Journey to the West“After Supper the Master dismissed all except Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha the Monk. He took them out with him and said, "Look at that wonderful moolight. It makes me long for the time when I can return home.”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: The Journey to the West“Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way.”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: A Journey to the West