"I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes."

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Source : "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.

Liu Xiaobo

#Long Quotes #Records Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“I thought a bit of poetry might be interesting - I even write a few lines myself. I composed a short poem for my mum's 70th birthday recently. When I recited it I saw the glint of a tear in her eye...although I guess it wasn't the quality of the poetry was that making her cry!”
“I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning.”
“The secret to living the life of your dreams is to START living the life of your dreams.”
“BATH, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined.”
“Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.”
“Immaterial art is the strongest because there's no obstacle; there's just energy, and I believe in energy.”
“The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.”
“Be forewarned,' the vamp said, 'if I learn that there's anything romantic happening here, I'm sending him packing...less a few body parts.' Kylie's mouth dropped open. 'Romantic? Oh, please, he's old. He's as old as you.' Burnett's brow creased. 'Which is my point.' His frown deepened. 'Not that I'm *that* old.”

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