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Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: I write about my region, the countryside in

I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: The dead are noble, the living worthless.

The dead are noble, the living worthless. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: A writer should always bravely face life, risking

A writer should always bravely face life, risking death and mutilation in order to dethrone an emperor. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Dear brother," Number Two replied, "I can eat

Dear brother," Number Two replied, "I can eat shit, I just don't like the taste. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: I have always been independent.

I have always been independent. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Wind, then rain, and then the blue sky.

Wind, then rain, and then the blue sky. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: And the chewing and swallowing imbue me with

And the chewing and swallowing imbue me with an unadulterated sense of donkey delight. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: A writer writes what he knows, in ways

A writer writes what he knows, in ways that are natural to him. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: A sudden cloud formation of birds was swallowed

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

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: There are people who walk mules and people

There are people who walk mules and people walk horses, but I never thought there were people who walk cops. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: The cliche that sea dry up and rocks

The cliche that sea dry up and rocks rot away, but the heart never changes is nothing but a beautiful fantasy. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Always choose life. A demeaned life is better

Always choose life. A demeaned life is better than the best death. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Heavens never seals off all the exits

Heavens never seals off all the exits — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: When people are driven nearly mad, they are

When people are driven nearly mad, they are imbued with superhuman strength and are capable of almost supernatural deeds. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Possibly because I've lived so much of my

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: When Communism has been realized, everyone will be

When Communism has been realized, everyone will be a novelist. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Are women really wonderful things? Maybe they are.

Are women really wonderful things? Maybe they are. Yes, women are wonderful things, but when all is said and done, they aren't really things — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.

Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: I think that China has many outstanding authors,

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: I think writers write for their consciences, they

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: When someone forces me to do something I

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Finally, she mused that human existence is as

Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life? — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Some may want to shout on the street,

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

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: No person writes to win awards.

No person writes to win awards. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: The act of giving voice to this spiritual

The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: People who are strangers to liquor are incapable

People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: A writer should bury his thoughts deep and

A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Salman Rushdie: Mo Yan is the Chinese equivalent of the

Mo Yan is the Chinese equivalent of the Soviet Russian apparatchik writer Mikhail Sholokhov: a patsy of the regime. — Salman Rushdie

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: If an earthworm in the ground won't starve

If an earthworm in the ground won't starve to death, then neither will we, the working class." He — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: I know what real courage is, and I

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: For a country boy, poor as I was,

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

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: What a shame for a man like him

What a shame for a man like him to be born during peacetime. If he'd been born only a few decades earlier, he'd have worn the mantle of hero, — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: Only by recalling a dream is an insomniac

Only by recalling a dream is an insomniac sure he's slept. — Mo Yan

Mo Yan Quotes By Mo Yan: One of the biggest problems in literature is

One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety. — Mo Yan