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> [A good novelist loves all of his characters, he lives in them, even in those who commit or must commit terrible acts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/a-good-novelist-loves-all-of-his-characters-he-lives-in-them-even-in/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

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## More by Liao Yiwu

> [Two years ago I was on the train from Berlin to Frankfurt when I heard that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/two-years-ago-i-was-on-the-train-from-berlin-to-frankfurt-when-i/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [“In these remote corners, I have discovered a center point, where East met West, and although there has been a collision of cultures, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/in-these-remote-corners-i-have-discovered-a-center-point-where-east/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [I have been living in Germany for one year and my impression is that people here are on a quest for the truth, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/i-have-been-living-in-germany-for-one-year-and-my-impression-is-that/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [If you are going to stick to the truth then you need to keep your distance from the Chinese government and indeed to any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/if-you-are-going-to-stick-to-the-truth-then-you-need-to-keep-your/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [A good novelist loves all of his characters, he lives in them, even in those who commit or must commit terrible acts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/a-good-novelist-loves-all-of-his-characters-he-lives-in-them-even-in/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [To me the truth comes first and then the literature. We in China are dealing with a dictatorial system and we writers have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/to-me-the-truth-comes-first-and-then-the-literature-we-in-china-are/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

> [It is something wonderful when one can love another author. That happens so rarely, without any kind of misgivings that authors often have between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liao-yiwu/it-is-something-wonderful-when-one-can-love-another-author-that/)

[Liao Yiwu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liao-yiwu/)

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