Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.

I came back [to Beijing ] because that's the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.

China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.

[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.

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.

We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.