We must balance tradition with innovation, respecting our past while boldly stepping into the future.
我们必须在传统与创新之间取得平衡,尊重我们的过去,同时勇敢地迈向未来。
2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿
有些人有谈判的能力。这基本上是一个天赋的艺术,要么有要么就没有。
作家是一面反映世界复杂性的镜子。
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Dictatorships breed bad literature because they breed fear and conformity.