Actually, I am a coward. I say only what is safe to say, and I criticise only what is permissable to criticise. - Murong Xuecun
The only truth is that we cannot speak the truth . The only acceptable viewpoint is that we cannot express a viewpoint. - Murong Xuecun
Genuine bravery for a writer.... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is about speaking out with a different voice, risking the wrath of the state and offending everyone, for the sake of the truth, and the writer’s conscience. - Murong Xuecun
It is difficult to call myself a writer, even when I stand at a podium to receive a prize, I feel uncomfortable calling myself a writer—I am merely a word criminal. - Murong Xuecun