We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
AI WEIWEI
To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-think-the-pearls-one-is-a-necklace-and-another-y-683x1024.jpg)
