I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.

My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom

I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think a dish of sand is a good metaphor because we have the Internet. We don't have to be physically united. You can be an individual and have your own set of values but join others in certain struggles. There is nothing more powerful than that.

Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?

I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.