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The Three-Body Problem
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"The Three-Body Problem" Quotes

A secret contact with an alien civilization during China's Cultural Revolution sets off a chain of events threatening humanity's survival.

Quotes

In the face of madness, rationality was powerless.

Cixin Liu

madnessrationalitypowerlessness

Weakness and chaos are the universe’s norm.

Cixin Liu

universeweaknesschaosnature

No one could imagine the true face of the universe.

Cixin Liu

universeimaginationmystery

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Cixin Liu

legacymemorydeath

The universe is a dark forest.

Cixin Liu

universefearexistence

Every civilization is an angry hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost.

Cixin Liu

civilizationdangerfearsurvival

The entire universe is filled with the sound of footsteps.

Cixin Liu

universefearmystery

You’re bugs. You can’t even imagine the way we look at you.

Cixin Liu

superiorityalienperspective

Civilizations have to advance by themselves. Interference will only bring disaster.

Cixin Liu

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I choose to betray humanity.

Cixin Liu

betrayalhumanitydecision