Wife indeed!" laughed Monkey. "You haven't got a wife now. There are some sorts of Taoists that are family men; but who ever heard of a Buddhist priest calmly talking about his 'wife'?

Wu Cheng'en


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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

Mots clés wisdom inspirational



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The boatman then gently guided the raft across. They saw a dead body floating. At the sight of this, the Master was greatly frightened. But Sun smiled and said, "Master do not be alarmed! That corpse is none other than your own." Zhu Bajie said, "It is you, it is you!" Sha the Monk clapped his hands, and also said, "It is you, it is you!" The boatman also remarked "It was yours, I congratulate you." The three pilgrims congratulated him, and they quietly crossed over the Could Ferry in safety. The Master's shape was changed, and he jumped ashore on the other side with a very light body.

Wu Cheng'en

Mots clés rebirth monkey chinese-literature



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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

Mots clés travel monkey chinese-literature



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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 past
Brought on the disaster of today.

Wu Cheng'en

Mots clés buddhism china taoïsm



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Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted"

- Sylvia Plath's epitaph (from Wu Cheng'en's novel Journey to the West aka. Monkey, translated by Arthur Waley)

Wu Cheng'en

Mots clés epitaph sylvia-plath ted-hughes truths



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

Wu Cheng'en


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Hero is he alone who vies with powers supreme!

Wu Cheng'en

Mots clés determination inspirational-attitude



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To count a few gulls makes the journey happy.
In the reedy bend, under the willow bank,
My wife and children smile with me.
The moment I fall asleep, wind and waves are quiet;
No glory, no disgrace, and not a single worry.

Wu Cheng'en


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What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive.

Wu Cheng'en


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