The Chart Of Cosmic Exploration.

“There’s a strange contradiction revealed by the naïveté and kindness demonstrated by humanity when faced with the universe: On Earth, humankind can step onto another continent, and without a thought, destroy the kindred civilizations found there through warfare and disease. But when they gaze up at the stars, they turn sentimental and believe that if extraterrestrial intelligences exist, they must be civilizations bound by universal, noble, moral constraints, as if cherishing and loving different forms of life are parts of a self-evident universal code of conduct.

I think it should be precisely the opposite: Let’s turn the kindness we show toward the stars to members of the human race on Earth and build up the trust and understanding between the different peoples and civilizations that make up humanity. But for the universe outside the solar system, we should be ever vigilant, and be ready to attribute the worst of intentions to any Others that might exist in space. For a fragile civilization like ours, this is without a doubt the most responsible path.”

Cixin Liu, Author’s Postscript to the American Edition of ‘The Three Body Problem’.

Megan & Mikayla Lake Tahoe winter wedding

Are you under the impression that the object of everyone else’s love actually exists?

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (via theliterarybug)

我点燃了火，却控制不了它。

I started the fire, but I couldn’t control how it burnt.  

Well I've finally finished Death's End. That was the best book I've ever read in my entire life.

The Three-body Problem——Sword Holder

Death’s end review

Two dimensional characters and an ending that falls flat. 10/10.

These two I imagine as Zhang Behiai and Wang Miao. 

Infernal Affairs (2002) - dir. Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. 無間道/无间道

ye wenjie and wang miao