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“When people are driven nearly mad, they are imbued with superhuman strength and are capable of almost supernatural deeds.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“What a shame for a man like him to be born during peacetime. If he’d been born only a few decades earlier, he’d have worn the mantle of hero,”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“My little donkey, if I hadn't shown up, your fate would have been sealed. Love has saved you. Is there anything else that could erase the innate fears of a donkey and send him to rescue you from certain death? No. That is the only one. With a call to arms, I, Ximen Donkey, charged down the ridge and headed straight for the wolf that was tailing my beloved. My hooves kicked up sand and dust as I raced down from my commanding position; no wolf, not even a tiger, could have avoided the spearhead aimed at it. It saw me too late to move out of the way, and I thudded into it, sending it head over heels. Then I turned around and said to my donkey, "Do not fear my dear, I am here!”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“and the chewing and swallowing imbue me with an unadulterated sense of donkey delight.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Moon, you’ve accompanied me in my labors all these years, you’re a lantern
sent to me by the Old Man in the Sky. I’ve tilled the soil by your light, I’ve sown seeds
by your light, and I’ve brought in harvests by your light�� You say nothing, you are
never angry or resentful, and I’m forever in your debt.��

The moon trembled slightly and winked at Lan Lian.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Io mi immersi di colpo lasciandomi sopra la testa e dietro le spalle ogni suono, come farebbe un grande scrittore.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Lui è morto, ma io voglio continuare a vivere. Il grano nei campi dev'essere falciato”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Tu sei un grande amico di Mo Yan e potresti suggerirgli questo espediente letterario: se, in un punto della trama, non si possiede una perfetta padronanza dei personaggi o un'adeguata tecnica espressiva, basta spingere tutti nell'acqua. In quel mondo il silenzio è più eloquente delle parole, è un elemento incolore più vivido dei colori stessi: per un momento lui dovrebbe far finta che l'azione si stia svolgendo sul fondo dell'acqua”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Se qualcuno piange vuol dire che è ancora vivo. Piangete pure, piccoli miei.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Tirati su, le ginocchia di un uomo sono preziose, non bisogna piegarle davanti a nessuno!”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Le cose del mondo sono come i libri, che vanno sfogliati una pagina per volta. Gli uomini devono guardare avanti ed evitare di rivangare vecchie questioni; i cani devono avanzare con i tempi e fronteggiare la realtà.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

“Тогава У Циусян даде супата на батко, като му я наливаше в устата със супена лъжица. Устата ѝ се отваряше и затваряше заедно с движенията на батковата уста, това бе една класическа майчина мимика, която много пъти съм виждал у майки, хранещи децата си �� щом детето отвори уста, майката също несъзнателно си отваря устата, когато детето почне да дъвче, майката също дъвче заедно с него.”
― Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out