The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.

Its a wonderful thing to see a segment of our population that is open and eager to learn more about Chinese culture. It has filtered into the mainstream. You see credit-card ads on TV with white couples and Chinese babies.