Dying is so simple. A fleeting moment of suffering. In the blink of an eye you are over the threshold, into another world. No more pain, no more fear…

- Shan Sa

I would like to be a philosopher in ancient Athens and a poet in ancient China.

- Shan Sa

I succeeded in using my charms like a weapon; I learned to play with other's hearts and to master my own desires.

- Shan Sa

Endless moons, an opaque universe, thunder, tornadoes, the quaking earth. Rare moments of peace; forehead up against my knees, arms around my head, I…

- Shan Sa

I splash my head with ice-cold water and turn to face the mirror. When my image appears I instinctively look away. Is there a truth on the other side…

- Shan Sa

Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out.

- Shan Sa

I talk to trees and animals. We have interesting conversations about food, weather, and love. They sometimes can predict the future.

- Shan Sa

To other women the choice of clothes was a form of ingenious exhibition, a shameless seduction. To me, dresses were like a breastplate that I put on …

- Shan Sa

The moon in all her immaculate purity hung in the sky, laughing at this world of dust. She congratulated me for my carefully considered maneuvers and…

- Shan Sa