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“It's pull (that) counts most, then money;
Doctors and drivers get whatever they please;
Train attendants and shop assistants have their perks,
and its useful to have parents overseas.”
Zhang Xinxin, Chinese Profiles
“Its right to uproot superstition, but you have to make allowances for human nature too.”
Zhang Xinxin, Chinese Profiles
“I know, I know, everyone wants peace, why should I want a war? I'm fed up, bored to death. Besides, my life is worth nothing. If worthwhile types like scientists and engineers die, they're a big loss to the country; my death would be a good thing. As it is, I have not done anything worth a dog's fart.

I often think I am a fly in a glass bottle, with light, but without any future, and I can't take out the cork to let myself out. Dammit, I often doubt, with the bad habits I have picked up these past few years, wether I could do an honest job of work in the factory. Its a good thing there aren't many people like me, or the country'd be in a bad way”
Zhang Xinxin, Chinese Profiles
“Love? I don't believe there is as much of it as they make out in songs.”
Zhang Xinxin, Chinese Profiles

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