I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].

I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.

I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture.

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.