"I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion."

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

Mo Yan

#Real Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“I don't have the confidence to pull off a moustache.”
“The first step to becoming is to will it.”
“It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.”
“And I think that Vietnameese see the United States as a source of markets, as a source of technology and as a source of this balancing power relationship with - against China. They - the Chinese and the Vietnamese have always had a very suspicious relationship of each other.”
“The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial.”
“Happiness is only real if shared.”
“Love what you do and do what you love, even if it means living in a van and screaming at God every night.”
“Genetically, I'm pure Greek. Psychologically, environmentally, culturally, by choice, I'm a member of the black community.”

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