The destruction of Chinese traditional culture didn't start in 1949. It started long before that, with the succession of revolutions. It was particularly bad during the Cultural Revolution, the destruction of traditional Chinese culture.
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Various political parties, even if they're in direct opposition with one another, still say they are the spokesperson for the people. The writer must speak his own words and not get mixed up with politics.
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In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?
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Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.
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If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.
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Freedom is the basic prerequisite for writing.
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I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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When I completed writing 'Soul Mountain,' I more or less closed the accounts with China for myself. I was 50 years old when I left, so China is already within me.
