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> [In February of this year I returned to China to research my next book. The authorities know about the novels of mine that have been published in the west, including the latest one, Beijing Coma, about a student shot in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/in-february-of-this-year-i-returned-to-china-to-research-my-next-book/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

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> [Beijing Coma took me 10 years to finish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/beijing-coma-took-me-10-years-to-finish/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

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## More by Ma Jian

> [Everything I was I carry with me, everything I will belies waiting on the road ahead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/everything-i-was-i-carry-with-me-everything-i-will-belies-waiting-on/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [I am trying to persuade my family to spend more time in China. It's no fun to be in exile. I can't even figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/i-am-trying-to-persuade-my-family-to-spend-more-time-in-china-it-s-no/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [“I see my skeleton walking down the street now. I’m walking behind it. Our feet touch the ground at the same time. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/i-see-my-skeleton-walking-down-the-street-now-i-m-walking-behind-it/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [Red Dust was about the late 1980s; it was a time of burgeoning hopes and opening up and people searching for new ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/red-dust-was-about-the-late-1980s-it-was-a-time-of-burgeoning-hopes/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/i-meant-that-the-chinese-people-are-not-aware-of-their-own-entrapment/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/i-am-completely-in-favour-of-dialogue-and-engagement-but-it-must-be-a/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [I have to live within my memories, within my private universe, and continually return to China, the land where my thoughts are locked. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/i-have-to-live-within-my-memories-within-my-private-universe-and/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/after-the-tiananmen-massacre-i-felt-compelled-not-only-to-continue/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/the-beijing-olympics-represent-china-s-grand-entrance-onto-the-world/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [China is completely lacking in self-awareness and as someone who has stepped outside that society, I have a responsibility to write about it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/china-is-completely-lacking-in-self-awareness-and-as-someone-who-has/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [“When our parents are alive, they stand in front of us, blocking our view of death. But once they’ve gone, we find ourselves at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/when-our-parents-are-alive-they-stand-in-front-of-us-blocking-our/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/it-is-vitally-important-for-me-both-personally-and-for-my-writing-to/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [The literal meaning of the Chinese characters for revolution is elimination of life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/the-literal-meaning-of-the-chinese-characters-for-revolution-is/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [“Before the sparrow arrived, you had almost stopped thinking about flight. Then, last winter, it soared through the sky and landed in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/before-the-sparrow-arrived-you-had-almost-stopped-thinking-about/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

> [In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/in-my-20s-when-i-was-a-photojournalist-in-beijing-i-joined-an/)

[Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/)

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