Mo Yan

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

— Mo Yan

#writing-life #writing-process #life

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

— Mo Yan

#tragedy #beauty

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

#army #boy #constant #country #country boy

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. ↗

— Mo Yan

#am #ancient #aware #beings #crises

I have always been independent. ↗

— Mo Yan

#been #i #independent

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

— Mo Yan

#courage #i #know #real #true

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

— Mo Yan

#authors #china #great #i #i think

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls. ↗

— Mo Yan

#consciences #i #i think #own #souls

I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up. ↗

— Mo Yan

#countryside #grew #i #i write #region

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

— Mo Yan

#characters #convey #deep #his #novel