I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.

Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.

Many people I know - writers, poets - they have all been sentenced not once but sometimes three times after they come out. They serve five or six years, come out another time, and then nine years. Come out again, 12 years. Only because they have a different opinion. They are innocent people, they have beautiful minds, beautiful hearts.

In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.

China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.

My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface; I wish I could find out more.

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.