The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem, #2)

by Liu Cixin

“Beihai, you’ve got a long way to go. I say that because I can still easily understand you, and being understandable to me means that your mind is still too simple, not subtle enough. On the day I can no longer read you or figure you out, but you can easily understand me, that’s when you’ll finally have grown up.”

“If I destroy you, what business is it of yours?”