"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

我们今天关于海洋资源的每一个决定都会产生涟漪，影响子孙后代。

The past is not a static thing. It moves and shifts with us.

2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

I am convinced that the substitution of a simple tax on the rent of land for the complicated taxes which at present oppress industry would be advantageous to all classes.

Myth is a type of speech chosen by history: it cannot possibly evolve from the 'nature' of things.