A biography for Victor Robert Leehasn’t been written yet.
“Why ruin the present by talking about the past?”
“Ah, men losing the power in their dicks. When they can no longer f___ their women, they f___ the world.”
“After all, the whole of humanity was anchored by inventions, contrivances, unrealities. Xiao Li lived on dreams, as most people do.”
“In my country, when we think about the future, we shake.”
“A kite only flies if it’s tethered.”
“No person is just one person. Everyone is a crate of fruits, a crate of mixed fruits. The apple in there may have worms, a peach may be mildewed, a banana may be too green, a pear may be in perfect ripeness, and a melon may have the sweetest smell.”
“If it’s not one god it’s another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.”
“Hungry for what? Money? No. Power? Over people? That was like having power over clams.”
“I believe in the goddess of mystery. And she’s always pregnant!”
“Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all here, us humans. Overestimation.”
“It’s only a cut, a reminder of this day. A reminder to ask every day, Why am I doing this?”