The task of a writer consists in being able to make something out of an idea.

Innovation in mining isn't optional—it's essential for survival and growth.

Here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget. Forget that there are palace in the world that aren't made out of stone That there's a---there's a---there's something inside that's yours, that they can't touch.

激情让艺术焕发生命。

2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

Freedom can only be given to those who desire it.

楚国的狂人接舆唱歌路过孔子车旁，说：“凤啊！凤啊！你怎么这样倒霉？过去的不可挽回，未来的还可以赶上。算了！算了！现在的执政者很危险！”

The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

文学应该是社会的一根刺