Ma Yan
Ma Yan was a teenager, thirteen and fourteen, from Ningxia, China, when she wrote these diary entries. At sixteen, Ma Yan hoped to attend a university: "I want to study journalism," she said. "My purpose is to keep the whole world informed, to report the poverty and real life in this area."
“Ketika kami tidak mengerjakan ujian dengan baik, guru akan mencerca kami, dan mengeluh bahwa ia mengajar kelas berisi siswa-siswa idiot yang tidak berguna. Guru, seharusnya Anda tidak meremehkan kami, karena kegagalan kami adalah awal keberhasilan”
Ma Yan