I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. – George Bernard Shaw
I heard so many stories from Gaomis peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomis 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
A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, whats behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. – Stanley Kubrick