The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China Quotes

“For as long as anyone could remember, the land beyond the western gate in the town wall had been common ground, bisected by a narrow, meandering path tramped out by the shoes of short-cutters. To the left of this natural boundary line were buried the bodies of the executed and those who had died in prison; to the right lay the mass graves into which the town's poor were sunk. Both sides bulged with grave mounds, like the tiered crowns of steamed bread with which wealthy families celebrated their birthdays.”
― Xun Lu, The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

“这刹那中他的思想又仿佛旋风似的在脑里回旋了。四年之前，他曾在山脚下遇见一只饿狼，永是不禁不远的跟定他，要吃他的肉。他那时吓得几乎要死，幸而手里有一柄砍柴刀，才德仗着壮了胆，支持到未庄；可是永远记得那狼眼睛，又凶又怯，闪闪的像两颗鬼火，似乎远远的来穿透了他的皮肉。而这回他又看见从来没有见过的更可怕的眼睛了，又钝又锋利，不但已经咀嚼了他的话，并且还要咀嚼他皮肉以外的东西，永是不远不近的跟他走。”
― Lu Xun, 鲁迅小说全集