"I think that poetry is a way of thinking, a way of being in the world."

The moment you start following the crowd, you’re going to lose your originality.

我在公用电话亭试图打回家，所有的零钱都花在你身上。

2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

Humans should learn from nature.

写好文章的唯一方法就是先写糟糕的文章。

【译文】 孔子说：“将知识默记在心，学习时，不感到满足；教人时，不感到疲倦，对我来说没什么问题。”