"Beijing Coma took me 10 years to finish."

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Source : "The great Tiananmen taboo" by Ma Jian, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2009.

Ma Jian

#Years Quotes #Beijing Quotes #Coma Quotes

“Don't turn on monitization, typically, until it's going to be significant.”
“I'm a big karaoke fan and I also love Justin Bieber unashamedly.”
“Each one of us should lead a life stirring enough to start a movement.”
“But let me do I will show the world what gymnastics looks like. Well may be this is a future gymnastics.”
“Were the walls of our meat industry to become transparent, literally or even figuratively, we would not long continue to raise, kill, and eat animals the way we do.”

Source : Michael Pollan (2009). “The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World”, p.169, Bloomsbury Publishing
“What I've learned from different designers is that it's key to be true to who you are and your vision. That's always been my line of thinking. Working through the whole design process, I don't want to create something I wouldn't be proud to wear.”
“I keep drawing the trees, the rocks, the river, I'm still learning how to see them; I'm still discovering how to render their forms. I will spend a lifetime doing that. Maybe someday I'll get it right.”
“Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has to get on with the business of living.”

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