Earth’s suitability for human life was no coincidence, much less an effect of the anthropic principle, but rather was an outcome of the long-term int… - Liu Cixin

In the remote future, when people remember the history of the mid-twentieth century to the present, all of the great events that seemed so momentous in this period will be milled away, leaving little trace, and only two things that we have overlooked will be seen as more and more important: first, humanity took its first step outside the cradle, and second, humanity then took a step backward. The importance of these two events cannot be overestimated.

Growing up, his father had used silence rather than speech to educate him, and words were merely the punctuation between the silences.

There’s nothing excessive about imagination. Especially where love is concerned.