Mu Xin
Chinese · 1927–2011
Chinese poet, painter, and writer who spent years in exile and returned to prominence as a literary figure bridging East and West.
Wikipedia ↗“万头攒动火树银花之处不必找我。如欲相见，我在各种悲喜交集处。”
Chinese
“Do not look for me where crowds surge and fireworks blaze. If you wish to find me, I am where all sorrows and joys converge.”
《云雀叫了一整天》 ↗ (2009)
The Skylark Sang All Day Long“从前的日色变得慢，车、马、邮件都慢，一生只够爱一个人。”
Chinese
“In the old days, the light of day faded slowly; carriages, horses, and mail were all slow — a lifetime was only enough to love one person.”
《从前慢》 ↗ (2009)
"Once Upon a Time, Things Were Slow"“文学是可爱的。不是做了文学家才可爱，而是可爱了才能做文学家。”
Chinese
“Literature is lovable. It is not that one becomes lovable by becoming a writer, but that one must be lovable to become a writer.”
Literature Memoir (lectures 1989–1994, published 2013)
“岁月不饶人，我亦未曾饶过岁月。”
Chinese
“Time does not spare us, and I have never spared time either.”
Selected Prose of Mu Xin