Mo Yan Quotes (18 quotes)

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„My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.“
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„I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.“
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„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.“
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„I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.“
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„I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.“
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„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 of the ordinary people.“
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„I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this.“
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„I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.“
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„I have always been independent.“
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„When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.“
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„A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.“
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„When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.“
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„One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.“
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„No person writes to win awards.“
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„I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.“
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„A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.“
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„Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.“
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„Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.“
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Mo Yan
Author born: February 17, 1955
Nationality: Chinese
Author Profession: Novelist

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