1. Give life to time, and civilization to the years.
—Liu Cixin, *The Three-Body Problem*2. In China, any transcendent and soaring thought will crash to the ground—the gravity of reality is simply too heavy.
—Liu Cixin
, *The Three-Body Problem* 3. We are all worms in the gutter, but someone still has to look up at the stars.
4. Death is an eternal lighthouse; no matter where you sail, you will eventually turn towards it. Everything will pass away, only death is eternal.
5. It's ridiculous to think that your mistake destroyed the solar system; it's incredibly arrogant, like doing a handstand on the ground and thinking you've lifted the Earth.
6. The best way to escape reality is to engage with it.
7. The "shooter" hypothesis: A sharpshooter fires a hole every ten centimeters on a target. Imagine a two-dimensional intelligent life form living on the surface of this target. Their scientists, after observing their own universe, discovered a great law: "Every ten centimeters, there is a hole in the universe." They see this sharpshooter's impulsive act as an ironclad rule of their universe.
8. It's not your fault for not having the ability to save the world, but giving it hope and then shattering it is an unforgivable sin.
9. Memory is a dried-up river, leaving only scattered pebbles in its lifeless riverbed.
13. The key to a wonderful life lies in what you can become obsessed with.
14. Emptiness is not nothingness; emptiness is a kind of existence, and you must fill yourself with this existence of emptiness.
15. The entire history of humankind is also accidental. From the Stone Age to today, there haven't been any major changes—how lucky! But since it's luck, it will eventually end; now I'm telling you, it's over. Be prepared. 16.
"Don't answer! Don't answer! Don't answer!"
17. I didn't make her laugh! But that smile is already etched in my memory, like water stains on ice, forever indelible.
18. At this moment, the Milky Way's starry sea silently withdrew its light, a grand "Man and God united as one, proudly standing alone in the universe."
19. The more transparent something is, the more mysterious it becomes. The universe itself is transparent; as long as your eyes can see, you can see as far as you want, but the more you look, the more mysterious it becomes.
17. "Mom, I will become a firefly."
— This is a Kamikaze pilot's last letter to his mother before his mission. Taylor, while carrying out his Wallfacer plan—which would destroy the Earth fleet itself—constantly echoed this sentence in his mind.
18. "I am becoming death, the destroyer of the world."
— Oppenheimer's words upon witnessing the first nuclear explosion, quoting the Indian epic *Bhagavad Gita*. When Allen, the designer of the stellar-class nuclear bomb, quoted it again, Radjaz thought someone had seen through his strategy.
19. "I thank you, Mr. Radjaz, because from now on, we are no longer sons of bitches."
— This was the sentiment expressed by those involved when humanity was able to create a sun using its own mathematical models; science gave their work a sacred meaning.
20. "Hatred."
— When Taylor asked the terrorist leader what they truly needed and attempted to rebuild a suicide squad, the old man's answer silenced Taylor.
21. "Ignoring is the greatest contempt."
— When Taylor saw the Trisolaran world's reaction to his strategy, all his efforts were futile. Later, Luo Ji quoted this again in his confrontation with the Trisolaran world. His words contained dignity.
22. "Within the cone of light lies destiny."
— Information about countless major events in the universe is flying towards us at the speed of light; some may have traveled for hundreds of millions of years, yet we remain outside the cone of light of these events. General Fitzroy aptly summarized the fact that sophons are spying on everything on Earth with this metaphor.
23. "Give me your despair, your confusion, your fearful wanderings yearning for the light of victory / Send to me those whose spirits are lost, whose souls are adrift: by this golden gate of faith, I will raise the lamp for them."
—This is the inscription on the pedestal of the miniature Statue of Liberty in front of the "Center of Faith" proposed by Hines. The original poem on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York is: "Give me your weary, your poor, your huddled masses yearning for the air of freedom / Send to me those who are homeless, those who have weathered storms / by this golden gate, I will raise the lamp for them.
" 24. "Give civilization to the years, not years to civilization."
—At the Great Depression Memorial, the society of the crisis era proposed the fundamental principle of prioritizing humanism over the continuation of civilization. This quote borrows from Pascal: "Give life to time, not time to life."
25. "Men always remember love because of romance only."
— This is the password for the "Natural Selection" ship set by the Eastern Continuation, and its abbreviation is Marlboro (the world's best-selling cigarette brand). "Men remember love because of romance" is the meaning of Marlboro.
26. "Genghis Khan's cavalry had an attack speed comparable to 20th-century armored forces; the Northern Song Dynasty's crossbows had a range of 1,500 meters, similar to 20th-century sniper rifles; but these were still merely ancient cavalry and crossbows, incapable of contending with modern power. Basic theory determines everything, and the Future Historians clearly saw this. But you, blinded by the last gasps of rudimentary technology, lie complacent in the comfort of modern civilization, completely unprepared for the impending final battle that will determine the fate of humanity."
— Zhang Beihai calmly stated the Future Historians' analysis of the war situation in a conversation with the commander of the Asian Fleet. He used collective wisdom as the source of his unwavering conviction.
27. "As fellow soldiers, do you know the biggest difference between us? You decide your actions based on the possible outcomes; but we, regardless of the result, must fulfill our responsibilities. This is the only chance, so I did it."
— Despite knowing the plan "couldn't succeed," Zhang Beihai's naval nature compelled him to complete his mission. This is also the biggest difference between soldiers before a crisis and soldiers during a crisis.
28. "I love you, what does it have to do with you?"
— Ding Yi believed in Goethe's concept of love. Ding Yi wouldn't bother the girls he loved. This could also serve as our belief in love…
29. "Black, fucking black."
— The last words of the captain of the "Ultimate Law" before his suicide; perhaps he had already seen through the dark forest of the universe. Later, when Luo Ji led Da Shi to deduce this picture, Da Shi uttered the same words at the moment of understanding.
30. "It's okay, it's all the same."
— In a month-long dark standoff, Zhang Beihai was only a few seconds slower than his opponent. But he uttered these words in his final moments. The birth of a new kind of human being is the same regardless of who stays or who leaves.
31. "It's not your fault if you don't have the ability to save the world, but it is an unforgivable sin to give the world hope and then shatter it."
—I remember Red saying in *The Shawshank Redemption*, "Hope is a terrible thing. Drive a mansane. It's got no place here. Better get used to the idea." I've always felt Red's advice was very realistic, even though I also believe in hope. So, if you don't want to, don't give others hope. Don't give someone hope and then shatter it.
32. "Is nature really natural?"
—After seeing Green Glasses demonstrate how life affects the earth, this question lingered in Yang Dong's mind. Perhaps she already knew then that her current universe was being influenced by life...the universe was dying.
33. "Okay, if you want me to die, I'll die."
—In one of Kafka's stories, the protagonist argues with his father, who casually says, "Go die," to which the son immediately replies, "Okay, I'll die." When Yun Tianming learns that his sister wants him to have a peaceful life, he finally understands Kafka.
34. "Would you sell your mother to a brothel?"
—In *Pia*, Wade's first question to Cheng Xin. Vadim explained to her: Only their industry on Earth is centered on deception and betrayal.
35. "Forward! Forward!! Forward by any means necessary!!!"
— This was Wade's consistent belief, running through the entire human struggle; Wade was the most masculine of men.
36. "This game is really interesting, isn't it?"
— Wade and Cheng Xin exchanged glances about Yun Tianming's decision not to swear an oath. At that moment, Yun Tianming seemed to have also taken on the mission of a Wallfacer, because there were things he cherished on Earth.
37. "If there really is someone to judge merits and demerits throughout history, we can now send someone to explain the misunderstandings caused by time."
— This sentence seems to echo the line in the first book, "Merits and demerits throughout history, can really be judged?" Cheng Xin was sent to the future, hoping that the Staircase Project would not be forgotten or misunderstood by the future.
38. "That child by the embers of the campfire, from being outgoing and optimistic, became withdrawn and introverted."
— This is how the Dark Forest theory is described in <Beyond Time> (excerpt) regarding its profound impact on human civilization.
39. "Five minutes."
— An American high school teacher experimented with a miniature Nazi society in his classroom, and this teaching experiment, which began as a game, nearly spiraled out of control. The teacher wrote a book titled *Totalitarianism in Five Days*. When humanity truly finds itself adrift in space, totalitarianism will only take five minutes.
40. "Those who truly enter space are no longer human. So, people, when you intend to fly into outer space and never return, please be very careful; the price you will pay is far greater than you imagine."
— Captain Scott's final statement in court for the USS Bronze Age.
41. "Don't return! This is not home!"
— Snyder, with the last breath of his life, hoarsely shouted a warning to the Blue Space. The two spaceships crossed humanity's bottom line, but no one should be held responsible, because the darkness of space embraces a new kind of humanity.
42. "In my eyes, the universe has transformed from a vessel of all beauty and faith into an bloated corpse..."
— Guan Yifan, after experiencing four-dimensional space, reflected on the impossibility of light traveling from one end of the universe to the other, expressing a sense of hopelessness.
43. "As simple as a tomb."
— Luo Ji's requirement for the Deterrence Control Center. Here, Luo Ji's gaze held only the sword of Damocles that determined the life and death of two worlds.
44. "Because the universe is not a fairy tale."
— Cheng Xin murmured, asking Zhi Zi why the droplet destroyed the gravitational wave antenna. Zhi Zi told her that in Cheng Xin's subconscious, the universe and humanity were a fairy tale. Her biggest mistake was not truly seeing things from the enemy's perspective.
45. "Why did we choose you in the first place?"
— The approach of the Trisolaran fleet and the beginning of global migration once again tested humanity's survival limits. Cheng Xin read this question in an officer's eyes... but this question was directed at all of humanity, not at Cheng Xin. Just as Zhi Zi said, Cheng Xin shouldn't blame herself. People chose her, and thus chose this ending. Among all of humanity, only Cheng Xin is innocent.
46. "Food? Isn't this all food? Everyone, look around you, it's all food, living food."
—The Trisolaran world changed their extinction plan and took an even more horrific action: they wanted to turn humanity into something inhuman. At the moment Zhi Zi finished speaking, who had the courage to look around, or rather, who was more rational enough to consider becoming inhuman?
47. "There is a distant star, a faint point of light in the night sky. Everyone who glances at it says that star is safe."
—A descriptive explanation of the cosmic safety statement
. 48. "The universe is vast, life is even greater. Perhaps we will meet again someday."
—The Trisolaran world and Zhi Zi bid farewell to human society. At the moment of parting, Zhi Zi said this to Cheng Xin and Luo Ji. Beyond time, in our universe, they truly met again.
49. "Okay, on our stars."
— Yun Tianming and Cheng Xin, gazing at each other across light-years, agreed on a meeting place.
50. "Death is the only lighthouse that shines forever. No matter where you sail, you will eventually turn towards its direction. Everything will pass away, only death is eternal."
— Jason, an old man on Merck Island, gazed at the lighthouse's light at sea and realized this profound truth. This is the theme of *Death's End*.
51. "Because only in this choice is man truly great."
— Wade asked Cheng Xin why she chose the light-speed spaceship instead of the bunker or the Dark Domain Project. Cheng Xin bravely met his gaze.
52. "This bastard, demon, murderer, ambitious manipulator, political rogue, tech fanatic… He can do it. He has the mental strength and ability to do it. Let him do it. This is hell, let him jump in."
— AA's evaluation of Wade, who embodies almost all the best qualities of a man.
53. "Losing humanity means losing a lot; losing animality means losing everything."
— Wade helplessly begged Cheng Xin to make the final decision. When Cheng Xin still chose humanity… Wade's eyes dimmed, something was extinguished forever.
54. "Hide yourself well, clean up well."
— The survival principle followed by advanced cosmic civilizations with hiding and cleaning genes.
55. "If the mountains won't go to Muhammad, Muhammad can go to the mountains."
— Inspired by a story from the Quran, Bai Ice directed the "Revelation" ship to the note for research.
56. "Fool. You think we can escape? Escape velocity, why don't you calculate escape velocity? Did you read with your butt? Hehehehe…"
— Ding Yi laughed strangely, foreshadowing the escape velocity of breaking free from duality.
57. "Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is."
—Every civilization and every individual develops from ignorance and weakness, but without reverence, one will only pay the price for their folly. The water droplet was, the note was… After that, the universe gave humanity no more chances.
58. “Carve words on stone.”
—The oldest way is also the longest-lasting way to preserve information.
59. “I didn’t know you were here; if I had, I would have come to see you often.”
—When Luo Ji faced the Mona Lisa again, he looked into the depths of time, whispering to his lover, tears welling in his deep-set eyes.
60. "But no one knows if the truth is darker than speculation... One thing is certain: the universe is dying."
— Guan Yifan and Cheng Xin speculate on a grander picture of the universe, one more terrifying than the Dark Forest.
61. "I know your experience as the Swordholder, but I just want to say that you did not do anything wrong. The human world chose you, which means choosing to treat life and everything with love, even at a great cost. You fulfilled that world's wishes, fulfilled its values, fulfilled their choices, and you truly did not do anything wrong."
— Guan Yifan's comfort to Cheng Xin reminds us of Luo Ji's speech, that humanity's failure to see through the Dark Forest state of the universe is not due to immature civilizational evolution or a lack of cosmic consciousness. Although they naively chose Cheng Xin as the Swordholder, Cheng Xin did not do anything wrong, nor did humanity. The value of Earth's civilization lies in treating life and everything with love.
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