Ken Liu

I don’t pay much attention to the distinction between fantasy and science fiction—or between “genre” and “mainstream” for that matter. For me, all fiction is about prizing the logic of metaphors—which is the logic of narratives in general—over reality, which is irreducibly random and senseless.

Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.

vertices in Indra’s web.

The touch is electric

“It’s easy to be cynical like that,” Rinn said. “But I’m proud of what we’ve done. If cultural imperialism is what it takes to make the world a better place, then we’ll happily arrange the world’s information to ennoble the human race.”

It’s too late; the genie has long left the bottle

“In the face of the inevitable, the only choice is to adapt.”

worried if I would have the courage to face one

Mr. Cotton worked with Dad and was important

For those twenty-eight seconds, she wasn’t just a little girl, whose day was filled with copybooks