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 JinBefore my eyes are many miserable scenes, the suffering of others and myself forces my hands to move. I become a machine for writing.
Ba JinI am a person always full of contradictions... It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a writer.
Ba JinMy pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world.
Ba Jin