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The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2) QUOTES

The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2) QUOTES

1 " Actually, doomsday is a wonderful time. The most wonderful time, even. This is the only time in history where there’s a chance for people to abandon all of their cares and burdens and belong entirely to themselves. It’s stupid to be like him. The most responsible way of life right now is to enjoy ourselves while we can. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

2 " Evoluci trvá nejméně dvacet tisíc let, než v mozku provede měřitelné změny, ale lidská civilizace je stará pouhých pět tisíciletí. Takže si vlastně v hlavách pořád nosíme mozek pravěkého člověka. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

3 " ...in our world, even if you express your true thoughts, you must do so in an appropriately euphemistic way. "

― Cixin Liu, , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

4 " Don't dismiss Simplicity, simple is solid. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

5 " The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path and trying to tread without sound. Even breathing is done with care. The hunter has to be careful, because everywhere in the forest are stealthy hunters like him. If he finds other life—another hunter, an angel or a demon, a delicate infant or a tottering old man, a fairy or a demigod—there’s only one thing he can do: open fire and eliminate them. In this forest, hell is other people. An eternal threat that any life that exposes its own existence will be swiftly wiped out. This is the picture of cosmic civilization. It’s the explanation for the Fermi Paradox. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

6 " If I destroy you, what business is it of yours? "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

7 " For the majority of people, what they love exists only in the imagination. The object of their love is not the man or woman of reality, but what he or she is like in their imagination. The person in reality is just a template used for the creation of this dream lover. Eventually, they find out the differences between their dream lover and the template. If they can get used to those differences, then they can be together. If not, they split up. It’s as simple as that. You differ from the majority in one respect: You didn’t need a template. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

8 " Make time for civilization, for civilization won't make time. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

9 " It’s a wonder to be alive. If you don’t understand that, how can you search for anything deeper? "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

10 " Staying alive is not enough to guarantee survival. Development is the best way to ensure survival. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

11 " Time is the one thing that can’t be stopped. Like a sharp blade, it silently cuts through hard and soft, constantly advancing. Nothing is capable of jolting it even the slightest bit, but it changes everything. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

12 " Ten thousand times the web could be destroyed, and ten thousand times the spider would rebuild it. There was neither annoyance nor despair, nor any delight, just as it had been for a billion years. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

13 " do you know what the greatest expression of regard for a race or civilization is?” “No, what?” “Annihilation. That’s the highest respect a civilization can receive. They would only feel threatened by a civilization they truly respect. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

14 " Without the fear of heights, there can be no appreciation for the beauty of high places. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

15 " My dad said that people who are sensitive to beauty are good by nature, and if they’re not good, then they can’t appreciate beauty. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

16 " Fate lies within the light cone. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

17 " You know how the joke goes: On the way to the execution ground, a condemned criminal complained that it was going to rain, and the executioner said, ‘What have you got to worry about? We’re the ones who’ve got to go back through it! "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

18 " Life needed smoothness, but it also needed direction. One could not always be returning to the point of origin. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

19 " No,no.Don't say where we are!Once we know where we are,then the world becomes as narrow as a map.When we don't know,the world feels unlimited. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

20 " In this forest, hell is other people. An eternal threat that any life that exposes its own existence will be swiftly wiped out. This is the picture of cosmic civilization. It’s the explanation for the Fermi Paradox. "

― Liu Cixin , The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)