I have spent myself on all kinds of things ... I have advanced much politically but I have written little and moreover have written it badly.
Ba JinVictory is for them, not for us. We have not made profit out of our country's misfortune. Victory does not bring us luck.
Ba JinI write just because the fire of my emotion is burning. Had I not, I would not have been able to find peace.
Ba JinLoving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.
Ba JinNobody would say the cowshed was heaven and nobody would say the inhuman torture of so many victims be called a revolution of the proletariat. ... A museum should be established to remind China of the follies and disasters that had fallen from 1966 to 1976. We cannot forget what had happened and history should not repeat itself.
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