“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.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWritingLittlesStoriesTodayHeardAround The WorldUrgesPeasantsPuzzledIrrepressible Author:Mo Yan
“While I know that the beautiful, the spiritual and the sublime are suspect today, I have begun to stop resisting the constant urge to deny that beauty has a valid right to exist in contemporary art.” KnowsArtTodayBeautifulSpiritualConstantDenyContemporaryUrgesSuspectsSublimeResistingContemporary Art Author:Ian Hornak
“I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it a Ponzi scheme is misleading and does more to cloud the issue than it does to illuminate it. And yes, I do know that unless changes are made, the current system is unsustainable. But that doesn't mean it's fraud.” KnowsMeanDoeMadeSocialTermIssuesSecurityCallingCloudsFolksCurrentsPlentyUrgesFraudSchemesSocial SecurityMisleadPonzi Scheme Author:Mitchell Zuckoff