2012年莫言诺贝尔文学奖演讲稿

I like to create characters that are a little bit quirky and unusual.

My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots.

空间与材料之间的对话是建筑的本质。

我非常依赖动物本能。

痛苦是一扇门，通向比它本身更伟大的东西。

The past is never truly gone; it lives in us, shaping who we are.

I think we have been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.