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

I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much. It was just a city with one emperor and the rest of them just rats or meaningless people.

The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.

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

When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for human development.

I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

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.