--- title: "1 Sacred Duty Quotes By Mo Yan" description: "1 Sacred Duty quotes by Mo Yan. Plus more from Mo Yan and more Sacred Duty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png" --- > [The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritual-suffering-is-in-my-view-the/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png) ## Other authors on Sacred Duty ## More by Mo Yan > [The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and gentle: black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/the-sun-a-red-wheel-was-sinking-slowly-in-the-west-besides-being/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/finally-she-mused-that-human-existence-is-as-brief-as-the-life-of/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/i-ll-continue-on-the-path-i-ve-been-taking-feet-on-the-ground/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“Strong winds eventually cease, unhappy families return to peace”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/strong-winds-eventually-cease-unhappy-families-return-to-peace/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/i-think-writers-write-for-their-consciences-they-write-for-their-own/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [I have always been independent. I like it that way. When someone forces me to do something, I don't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/i-have-always-been-independent-i-like-it-that-way-when-someone-forces/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“A stable, peaceful society is the training ground for humanity, just as caged animals, removed from the violent unpredictability of the wild, are influenced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/a-stable-peaceful-society-is-the-training-ground-for-humanity-just-as/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/for-a-country-boy-poor-as-i-was-whose-constant-worry-was-to-be-able/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“The cliche that sea dry up and rocks rot away, but the heart never changes is nothing but a beautiful fantasy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/the-cliche-that-sea-dry-up-and-rocks-rot-away-but-the-heart-never/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“There are people who walk mules and people walk horses, but I never thought there were people who walk cops.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/there-are-people-who-walk-mules-and-people-walk-horses-but-i-never/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“The young must not scoff at the old, for flowers don’t bloom forever”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/the-young-must-not-scoff-at-the-old-for-flowers-don-t-bloom-forever/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“run, run, you can’t get away, the monk can run but the temple will never get away!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/run-run-you-can-t-get-away-the-monk-can-run-but-the-temple-will-never/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/when-someone-forces-me-to-do-something-i-don-t-do-it/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/i-think-that-china-has-many-outstanding-authors-and-their-great-works/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) > [“I sometimes think that there is a link between the decline in humanity and the increase in prosperity and comfort. Property and comfort are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/i-sometimes-think-that-there-is-a-link-between-the-decline-in/) [Mo Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-yan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sacred-duty/mo-yan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Sacred Duty Quotes By Mo Yan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mo Yan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-yan/the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritual-suffering-is-in-my-view-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.” — Mo Yan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sacred-duty/mo-yan/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sacred-duty/mo-yan/", "name": "Sacred Duty Quotes by Mo Yan", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sacred-duty/mo-yan/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/mo-yan-11698_duty_the-act-of-giving-voice-to-this-spiritua_1867800.png" }, "description": "1 Sacred Duty quotes by Mo Yan. 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