Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

by Liu Cixin

To love humanity, you must start by loving individual persons, by fulfilling your responsibility to those you love.

when humans are lost in space, it takes only five minutes to reach totalitarianism.

when humans truly enter space and are freed from the Earth, they cease to be human. So, to all of you I say this: When you think about heading into outer space without looking back, please reconsider. The cost you must pay is far greater than you could imagine.

But, in our age, conscience and duty are not ideals: an excess of either is seen as a mental illness called social-pressure personality disorder. You should seek treatment.”

as if the painter of this world-picture scattered a handful of gold dust boldly over the surface of the painting.

Death is the only lighthouse that is always lit. No matter where you sail, ultimately, you must turn toward it. Everything fades in the world, but Death endures.”