"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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Source : "Nobel winner Mo Yan speaks up for jailed 'subversive' Liu Xiaobo" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2012.

Mo Yan

#Country Quotes #Unique Quotes #People Quotes

“I am uncomfortable with heights, I'm scared of the dark and I am scared of big crowds.”
“I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too.”
“There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.”
“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”
“Court games aren't fair. They don't judge men by their worth, and they aren't about what's just. Guilty men can hold power their whole lives and be wept for when they pass. Innocent men can be spent like coins because it's convenient. You don't have to have sinned for them to ruin you. If your destruction is useful to them, you'll be destroyed.”
“Sorry for the tune up between time, but what the hell, cowboys are the only ones who stay in tune, anyway...”
“The best part about having true friends is that you can go months without seeing them and they'll still be there for you and act as if you'd never left!”
“The more you lose the right to be jealous, the more so you become!”

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