“Like most genres of literary expression, science fiction in China was ...” — Liu Cixin Quote

“Like most genres of literary expression, science fiction in China was subject to instrumentalist impulses and had to serve practical goals.”

“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.”

“To be honest, before the American publication of 'The Three-Body Problem', I prepared myself for the possibility of uniformly negative reviews.”

“While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?”

“A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?”

“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”