"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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Source : "Mo Yan accepts Nobel prize, defends 'necessary' censorship" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2012.

Mo Yan

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“The standard treatments for cancer are not meant to heal, but to destroy.”
“And would it not be proud romance Falling in some obscure advance, To rise, a poppy field of France?”

Source : William Alexander Percy (2013). “Collected Poems”, p.171, Knopf
“The best tunes are songs with a face. You recognize them. You know them. Itâ€™s like a person. They have a face thatâ€™s outstanding. Other songs donâ€™t have a face. You just hear them, thatâ€™s all. The really good ones are few and far between.”
“Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths.”
“The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged.”
“I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.”
“I was once afraid of people saying, â€œWho does she think she is?â€ Now I have the courage to stand and say, â€œThis is who I am.”
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

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