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Novels Are . . . An Unsurpassed Form To Understand People.

Although I Never Marched Through The Streets Shouting For Mao, I Do Believe That The Liberation Of China At The End Of The 1940s Was A Wonderful Thing And To Provide Its People With A Billion Pairs Of Shoes And Trousers Was A Fantastic Achievement.

I Am Not Afraid Of Dying. I Have Lived Longer Than Most People In The World. What Scares Me Is To Have A Body That Works But A Brain That Is Waving Goodbye. If That Happens, I Hope I Die Quickly.

You Can Have More Than One Home. You Can Carry Your Roots With You, And Decide Where They Grow.

We Only Have The Past That We Have. Not All Of Our Deeds Were Incorrect.