When the written and spoken word is censored, the urban landscape becomes a nation's only physical link to the past. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes censor landscape link
If you exile a writer, however free the country he is sent to, there will always be a sense of internal constraint. Ma Jian constraintcountryexile Change image and share on social
When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased. Ma Jian erasehistorymoral Change image and share on social
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 I see it. Ma Jian awarenesschinacompletely Change image and share on social
My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's really where I would have liked to have gone. But the genetic link was not intact there, so I wound up going into business. But I love to write, still. I'm not a great writer, but I enjoy it. Anne M. Mulcahy businessdadeditor share on social
Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.' Monica Ali adultallowbeat share on social
The 'Station to Station' film is a fast-moving journey through the modern creative landscape. It's a kaleidoscope of voices and impressions rather than a standard linear film. Doug Aitken creativefastfilm Change image and share on social