229 Quotes by Liu Cixin

Child, the moon is very lovely tonight. I just saw a kangaroo. I guess the refugees hadn’t eaten them all.

Hide yourself well; cleanse well.

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

Each star was like a distant eye blinking at the human world from the depths of the universe.

The universe is a hollow sphere floating in the middle of a sea of fire. There are numerous tiny holes in the surface of the sphere, as well as a large one. The light from the sea of flames shines through these holes. The tiny ones are stars, and the large one is the sun.

The past was like a handful of sand you thought you were squeezing tightly, but which had already run out through the cracks between your fingers. Memory was a river that had run dry long ago, leaving only scattered gravel in a lifeless riverbed.

Once the slogans died down, the girl shouted, “God does not exist. All religions are tools concocted by the ruling class to paralyze the spirit of the people!

The whole universe is in darkness, but we remain lit. We’re a tiny bird tied to a branch in the dark forest, with a spotlight trained on on us.

If we lose our human nature, we lose much, but if we lose our bestial nature, we lose everything.