Where there's life, death is inevitable. Dying's easy; it's living that's hard. The harder it gets, the stronger the will to live. And the greater the fear of death, the greater the struggle to keep on living.
Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation. - Mo Yan
Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.
- Mo Yan
A sudden cloud formation of birds was swallowed up by the moon, and he was just as suddenly penned in by four walls-the demons' pen. - Mo Yan
A sudden cloud formation of birds was swallowed up by the moon, and he was just as suddenly penned in by four walls-the demons' pen.
I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint … - Mo Yan
I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint …
People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature. - Mo Yan
People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature.
A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel. - Mo Yan
A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.
The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer. - Mo Yan
The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.
I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion. - Mo Yan
I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.
For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival. - Mo Yan
For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.
Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions. - Mo Yan
Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.
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