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“I must start at the beginning – a beginning so long ago that its horizon is a vanishing point at the convergence of two Euclidian lines that would be parallel by any human measure.”
― Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell

“But what worse fate could there be? To remember love and know it is unattainable? To know love wanders somewhere light-years and light-years distant, ever knowing it is forever out of reach? Forever hidden? So I pick up another book.”
― Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell

“That the iceberg seems separate is only because it is in a different form. In reality, it is but a part of the vast ocean.…”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

“We are dedicated to building an ideal society, where the labor and value of every member of the human race are fully respected, where everyone’s material and spiritual needs are fully met, so that civilization on Earth may become more perfect.”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

“No, emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is a type of existence. You must use this existential emptiness to fill yourself.”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

“And it’s all because God, or the Lord she talked about, can’t even protect Himself anymore.”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

“From the beginning I knew my destination, and I chose my route accordingly. But am I working toward an extreme of joy, or of pain?”
― Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others

“That’s how salvation works. The wrongs we do open doors to do right.”
― Mitch Albom, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven