Bei Dao quotes

Freedom is nothing but the distance between the hunter and the hunted. (Bei Dao)
a perpetual stranger am I to the world I don't understand its language my silence it can't comprehend. View quote
Bei Dao
Let me tell you, world, I-do-not-believe! If a thousand challengers lie beneath your feet, Count me as number one thousand and one.I don't believe the sky is blue: I don't believe in thunder's echoes; I don't believe that dreams are false: I don't believe that death has no revenge. View quote
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I am no hero In an age without heroes I just want to be a man. View quote
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we are not guiltless long ago we became accomplices of the history in the mirror. View quote
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I will not kneel on the ground Allowing the executioners to look tall The better to obstruct the wind of freedom. View quote
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Bei Dao

Occupation: Poet
Quotes count: 6

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