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

If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.

It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...

I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.