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“But utopias always lead to dystopias, and dictators invariably become gods who demand daily worship.”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“İnsanlar genellikle acıdan kaçmak için intihar eder. Ancak acı yok olmaz. Sadece arkalarında bıraktıkları akrabalarına geçer.”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“Bütün insanlar aynı dilde acı çeker. Aynı dilde gülümsedikleri gibi”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“Ebeveynlerimiz hayattayken hâlâ genciz demektir,' dedi. "Ama öldükleri anda yaşlanırız..”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“Nannan, sana öğrettiğim deyimi hatırla: "Kitap okumayan çocuklar, hangi hazinelere sahip olduklarını bilemezler. Bu hazinelerin ne kadar değerli olduğunu bilselerdi, tüm gece uyumayıp mum ışığında okurlardı.”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“Sen haklıydın, burası kadınlara göre bir ülke değil.”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“Decades of indoctrination, propaganda, violence and untruths have left the Chinese people so numb and confused, they have lost the ability to tell fact from fiction. They have swallowed the lie that the Party leaders are responsible for the country’s economic miracle, rather than the vast army of low-paid workers. The rabid consumerism encouraged in the last thirty years and which, along with inflated nationalism, lies at the heart of the China Dream is turning the Chinese into overgrown children who are fed, clothed and entertained, but have no right to remember the past or ask questions.”
Ma Jian, China Dream
“From now on, every individual, irrespective of rank, must submit their dreams and nightmares to me for examination and approval. If they fail to comply, every dream they have ever had, and every dream they ever will have, will be deemed an illegal dream!”
Ma Jian, China Dream