Only by not forgetting the past can we be the master of the future.
“Only by not forgetting the past can we be the master of the future.” Ba Jin
I write just because the fire of my emotion is burning. Had I not, I would not have been able to find peace.
“I write just because the fire of my emotion is burning. Had I not, I would not have been able to find peace.” Ba … Read More
You have your thoughts and I have mine. This is the fact and you can’t change it even if you kill me.
“You have your thoughts and I have mine. This is the fact and you can’t change it even if you kill me.” Ba Jin
Loving 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.
“Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge … Read More
I 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.
“I am a person always full of contradictions… It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a … Read More
Nobody 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.
“Nobody would say the cowshed was heaven and nobody would say the inhuman torture of so many victims be called a revolution of the proletariat. … Read More
Before my eyes are many miserable scenes, the suffering of others and myself forces my hands to move. I become a machine for writing.
“Before my eyes are many miserable scenes, the suffering of others and myself forces my hands to move. I become a machine for writing.” … Read More
Victory is for them, not for us. We have not made profit out of our country’s misfortune. Victory does not bring us luck.
“Victory is for them, not for us. We have not made profit out of our country’s misfortune. Victory does not bring us luck.” Ba … Read More
I believe in the future a new Dante will write a new Divine Comedy.
“I believe in the future a new Dante will write a new Divine Comedy.” Ba Jin
I’ve lived on royalties all my life. It is the readers who have supported me.
“I’ve lived on royalties all my life. It is the readers who have supported me.” Ba Jin
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.
“I have spent myself on all kinds of things … I have advanced much politically but I have written little and moreover have written it … Read More
My pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world.
“My pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world.” … Read More