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“Terror was what endowed a set of coordinates with sincerity. For all low-entropy entities, terror guaranteed existence.”
― Cixin Liu

“When the world is quiet and you’re truly alone and with your mind, what do you think about? What do you hope for? Follow that.”
― Bianca Sparacino, The Strength In Our Scars

“On earth, humankind can step onto another continent, and without a thought, destroy the kindred civilizations found there through warfare and disease. But when they gaze up at the stars, they turn sentimental and believe that if extraterrestrial intelligences exist, they must be civilizations bound by universal, noble, moral constraints, as if cherishing and loving different forms of life are parts of a self-evidence universal code of conduct.

I think it should be precisely the opposite: 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.”
― Cixin Liu

“It was like a noose, indicating danger and aggression when held in the hand, but safety when wrapped around the holder's own neck.”
― Cixin Liu