The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

by Liu Cixin

But I cannot escape and leave behind reality, just like I cannot leave behind my shadow.

Every era puts invisible shackles on those who have lived through it, and I can only dance in my chains.

Let’s turn the kindness we show toward the stars to members of the human race on Earth and build up the trust and understanding between the different peoples and civilizations that make up humanity.