I'm the kinda guy that's mental, if I smack a chick in the mouth, she'd be like, "Damn, that shit was intense!"

2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

团结是正义的另一面，它植根于生活世界的交往结构中。

有一句话我等了三十年，现在终于可以说了：“老爸，我总是跟你说，我会回来拿到我的学位的！”我要感谢哈佛大学在这个时候给我这个荣誉。明年，我就要换工作了(注：指从微软公司退休)……我终于可以在简历上写我有一个本科学位，这真是不错啊。

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.

"There is music in silence, if you listen carefully enough."

艺术不应是反映的镜子，而应是锻造的铁锤。