Without pioneers who break through all traditional ideas and techniques, there would be no real new literature and art in China. Literature and art are the fire of the national spirit and the light that guides the future of the national spirit. (Lu Xun)

The deeds written probably have some reasons for having seen or heard about them, but they will never use this fact. They just take one end, modify it, or develop it until it is almost complete. Until I express my opinion. The same goes for character models. There is no one dedicated to the character. Often the mouth is in Zhejiang, the face is in Beijing, and the clothes are in Shanxi. It is a pieced together character. (Lu Xun)

Try your best to delete dispensable words, sentences, and paragraphs without any regrets. (Lu Xun)

Everything that comes out of the fountain is water, and everything that comes out of the blood vessels is blood. (Lu Xun)

Tragedy destroys the valuable things in life for people to watch, and comedy tears up the worthless things for people to watch. (Lu Xun)

With local characteristics, it is easy to become world-class. That is to be noticed by other countries. (Lu Xun)

Writing novels, in the final analysis, is about writing characters. The essence of novel art is the art of creating characters. (Lu Xun)

The genre of prose can actually be arbitrary. It doesn’t matter if there are flaws. Pretentious letters and diaries may still have flaws, and once there are flaws, they will be destroyed beyond control. It is better to forget about flaws than to guard against them. (Lu Xun)

Saving time means making a person's limited life more effective, which is equivalent to extending a person's life. (Lu Xun)