Wang Xiaobo
Chinese · 1952–1997
Chinese essayist, novelist, and screenwriter whose darkly humorous writing championed independent thought and intellectual freedom.
Wikipedia ↗“一个人只拥有此生此世是不够的，他还应该拥有诗意的世界。”
Chinese
“Having only this life and this world is not enough; one should also have a poetic world.”
“一辈子很长，要跟有趣的人在一起。”
Chinese
“Life is long; spend it with interesting people.”
“这个世界上好的东西只有两样：一样是美，一样是真。”
Chinese
“In this world, there are only two kinds of valuable things: one is beauty, and the other is truth.”
“我活在世上，无非想要明白些道理，遇见些有趣的事。倒不是想要改变世界，而是不想让世界改变我。”
Chinese
“I live in this world simply wanting to understand some truths and encounter some interesting things. It's not that I want to change the world, but that I don't want the world to change me.”
“我选择沉默的主要原因之一：从话语中，你很少能学到人性，从沉默中却能。”
Chinese
“One of the main reasons I choose silence: from speech, you rarely learn about human nature, but from silence you can.”