A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.

We should use this public sphere and redefine - beyond China's borders - what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen's privacy begins.

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.

The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn't promote it. There isn't a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.

If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.