Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.

No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace.

The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement. [Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.

I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.

Creativity is the power to act.