I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this. -Mo Yan Famous
A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression. -Mo Yan Society
