When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to re-perceive my world in a new way and go on. It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens.
——〈在广州农民运动讲习所第一届毕业礼演说〉，对讲习所学员发出警告，无法在中国发动阶级斗争，反之应该要用平和方法，以合作为诉求，1924年8月21日
阅读的艺术在于明智地跳过。
It is vain to talk of the interest of the community， without understanding what is the interest of the individual.
The best stories are those that resonate with the reader's own experiences, that touch something deep within them.
