Prison is like a criminal training course. Forget about reform when you go in, just don’t get mixed up with the other prisoners. And learn how to protect yourself a little.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu
Tag: Quotes from The Dark Forest book
Time is the one thing that …
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.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu
People who are sensitive to beauty …
People who are sensitive to beauty are good by nature, and if they’re not good, then they can’t appreciate beauty.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu
Real shrewdness means not letting any …
Real shrewdness means not letting any shrewdness show. It’s not like in the movies. The truly astute don’t sit in the shadows all day striking a pose. They don’t show off that they’re using their brains. They look all carefree and innocent. Some of them are tacky and mawkish, others careless and unserious. What’s critical is not to let others think you’re a person of interest. Let them look down on you or dismiss you and they won’t feel you’re an obstacle. You’re just a broom in the corner. The pinnacle of this is to make them not notice you at all, as if you don’t exist until the moment right before they die at your hands.
– from The Dark Forest book by Cixin Liu