Wang once wrote: "We in the democracy movement generation have more memories than any other generation. We had no time to enjoy growing up, but 'historical memory' is engraved on our lives."
王丹在文中提到：「我們『八八』這一代（學運世代）是比任何一代都更有回憶的一代，我們來不及享受成長，『歷史回憶』卻已經鑲刻到我們的生命裡了。」