“In the century-long history of Chinese science fiction, apocalyptic th...” — Liu Cixin Quote

“In the century-long history of Chinese science fiction, apocalyptic themes were mostly absent. This was especially true in the period before the 1990s, when Chinese science fiction, isolated from the influence of the West, developed on its own.”

“Should philosophy guide experiments, or should experiments guide philosophy?”

“After the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, science fiction became a tool for popularizing scientific knowledge, and its main intended readers were children.”

“Your whole childhood is just absent of choices. And then you become an adult, and every choice you make, you open some doors and close others.”

“I think that's like the age-old psychological core issue for any situation. Anybody who has had an experience with a parent that is absent, it's going to manifest.”

“You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done.”