"I don't know. Happiness means a healthy body and an absence of mental burdens, but now I'm under high pressure and bothered by worries. Can I say that I'm not happy? If I say it, people will think I'm posing. How could a person be unhappy after winning the Nobel Prize?"

Mo Yan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, responding to a reporter from China Central Television who asked him if he was happy during an interview on October 14

"There have been car-free days and events such as turning off the lights for one hour. Similarly, the one-day fast serves as a wake-up call in the face of impending danger."

Yang Pu, a commentator with cnhubei.com, applauding the State Administration of Grain's notice on its official website asking employees in the country's food industry to fast voluntarily for 24 hours on October 16, the World Food Day

"Everybody knows civil service jobs are easy and stable and don't require overtime. My current job imposes a heavy workload. Although many civil service positions offered have many so-called tough conditions, I still believe those jobs would be easier than many others."

Wang Yun, an employee at a consulting firm in Beijing, expresses his thoughts on October 16 on next year's national civil servant examination, which is expected to attract 2 million applicants