I used to think the world was broken down by tribes. Then I thought it was broken down by rich and poor. Then I thought it was broken down by stupid and smart. But I know now that it is broken down by people who are alive and people who are dead.

对验证的渴望是可以理解的，但不能总是得到满足。

The best way to understand a culture is to read its stories.

2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

译文：女权不能让平庸的人占据，对于不同种族的人勾结在一起只能空自叹息。

天下的一切事物不可以没有标准，做人要有做人的标准，即原则;做事要有做事的标准，即规则;治国要有治国的标准，即法则。不遵循一定的标准而能成事者，自古以来是没有的。

"We are all haunted by the ghosts of our choices."

I've been through a lot in my life, and I'm still here.