Dream of Ding Village Quotes

“When graves are robbed of treasure,
there’s not enough treasure to go around.
When graves are robbed of coffins,
there are too many coffins to be found.”
― Yan Lianke, Dream of Ding Village

“Cause and effect were clear: what you plant in spring, you harvest in the autumn. You reap what you sow.”
― Yan Lianke, Dream of Ding Village

“Nestali su iz grada brže nego što jesenski vjetar odnosi otpalo lišće. Vjerojatnost da se moja obitelj ikad više vrati u selo Ding bila je jednaka vjerojatnosti da lišće sa zemlje iznova skoči na stablo s kojega je otpalo. Na stablo nema povratka.”
― Yan Lianke, Dream of Ding Village

“Morían, como hojas que caen de un árbol, se extinguían como una luz que se apaga.”
― Yan Lianke, El sueño de la aldea Ding (NARRATIVA nº 16)