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One consequence of nuclear technology was that it allowed a country of just a few million people to pose a substantial threat to one with a hundred million, something that at one time had been practically impossible. One of his key points was that the advantages of a large country were only truly advantageous in low-technology eras and would ultimately be weakened by the swift pace of technological progress, which would meanwhile enhance the strategic weight of small countries.

— The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Page 101)

“But, I did indeed invent an ultimate rule.” “Tell me.” “Anything sufficiently weird must be fishy.”

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Page 132)

But she was a woman. A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything.

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Page 116)

“Three days from now—that’s the fourteenth—between one and five in the morning, the entire universe will flicker for you.”

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Page 92)

Can the fundamental nature of matter really be lawlessness? Can the stability and order of the world be but a temporary dynamic equilibrium achieved in a corner of the universe, a short-lived eddy in a chaotic current?

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Page 73)

Ye noticed that Bai's style was similar to that of "Silent Spring", precise and plain, but also poetic.

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (6%)

Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood

— The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Page 1)