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" "I believe all free thinkers, all artists and writers, should be independent from the mainstream so they won’t take the value system or moral standards of the mainstream for granted. They should take it as their duty to question and doubt the way of life and way of thinking of the majority. I am glad to live overseas as a Chinese writer, to remain independent and critical of both sides.
Geling Yan (Simplified Chinese: 严歌苓; pinyin: Yán Gēlíng; born November 16, 1958) is a Chinese-American author and screenwriter.
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