What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.

I came back [to Beijing ] because that's the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

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

If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.

When I first got into the first-year study after the Cultural Revolution, got into the same school with this group, I wasn't conscious of the so-called "Fifth Generation." I didn't like that kind of study condition because there's no real, true education there.

The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.