229 Quotes by Liu Cixin

Human expressions, and people’s eyes in particular, are subtle and complex. A gaze or a smile can transmit so much information! And only humans can understand that information. Only humans have that sensitivity.

But can we truly be happy when all humanity is unhappy?

I’m a simple man without a lot of complicated twists and turns. Look down my throat and you can see out my ass.

Everyone likes to reminisce, but not one wants to listen, and everyone feels annoyed when someone else tells a story.

Civilization was like a mad dash that lasted fie thousand years. Progress begot more progress; countless miracles gave birth to more miracles; humankind seemed to possess the power of gods; but in the end, the real power was wielded by time.

Should could no longer feel grief. She was now like a Geiger counter that had been subjected to too much radiation, no longer capable of giving any reaction, noiselessly displaying a reading of zero.

Now, faced with political cases like yours, all prosecutorial organs and courts would rather be too severe than too lax. This is because treating you too severely would just be a mistake in method, but treating you too laxly would be a mistake in political direction.

Every day on this planet some species that doesn't draw the attention of humans goes extinct.

It’s easy to be led to the abyss.