Mo Yan Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: February 17, 1955

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My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

Jennifer Grant

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With modelling, a lot happens behind the scenes; all the fittings and hair and makeup. Then the runway takes two minutes - you just walk out and come back in!

Anna Ewers

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I think the first photograph I did was a ballplayer. It was a way of showing action or something.

Andy Warhol

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'City Is Mine' was a real big video for me and a good opportunity to learn how to play out a scene.

Steve Carr

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Music is more than words. It's a visual experience, too, and people really feel my music because of the way I move and put on a show.

Stromae

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Housekeeping ain't no joke.

Louisa May Alcott

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First I became U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for WHO, and that was in 2005. And then, about a year or so later, I decided to start my foundation.

Liya Kebede

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I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did.

Little Richard

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What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House.

Joseph Hume

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My kids are now the most popular kids in their school.

Chris Daughtry

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Cantonese, which has up to nine tones as opposed to the five in Mandarin, is much more versatile and one of the richest dialects in Chinese.

David Tang

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You seldom hear any young artists in country music.

Conway Twitty

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