213 Quotes by Ken Liu

A loyal servant does not think of things outside of his control.

As the wind continued to howl and groan through her decaying body, she began to sing her story.

But in a time of war, knowledge made interesting friendships. Soon, the scholars and the thieves were . . . well, thick as thieves.

It has always been the regular state of things. There is no clarity, no relief. At he end of all rationality, there is simply the need to decide and the faith to live through, to endure.

Ella no considera que el imperio norteamericano sea más digno de apoyo que el ruso o el chino. Tal como ella dice: «Estados Unidos solo es una democracia para quienes tienen la suerte de ser estadounidenses. Para todos los demás es solo el dictador con las bombas y misiles más gordos»

We are defined by the places we hold in the web of others' lives

There is often no line between perfection and evil.

Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.

Time's arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.