Famous Quotes
Voices echoing through the Three-Body universe
“You are bugs.”
— Sophon (Trisolaran Civilization)
“Bugs have never been truly defeated.”
— Shi Qiang
“Eliminate human tyranny! The world belongs to Trisolaris!”
— Earth-Trisolaris Organization
“Do not answer! Do not answer! Do not answer!”
— A Trisolaran pacifist
“Physics doesn't exist anymore.”
— Yang Dong (suicide note)
“This is all part of the plan.”
— Ye Wenjie
“I lit the fire, but I couldn't control it.”
— Ye Wenjie
“The universe is big, but life is bigger.”
— Luo Ji
“Hide yourself well. Cleanse well.”
— Universal survival axiom
“Give to civilization the years, rather than give to the years a civilization.”
— Great Trough era motto
“Wallfacer Luo Ji, I am your Wall-Breaker.”
— Trisolaran Civilization (via Sophon)
“The Dark Forest theory and the two axioms — if you believe it, there's nothing I can do now; if you don't believe it, there's also nothing I can do now.”
— Luo Ji
“The cavalry of Genghis Khan attacked at roughly the speed of 20th-century armored units; the crossbows of the Northern Song had a range of 1,500 meters, comparable to modern firearms. But none of this could stop the wheel of history.”
— Zhang Beihai (inner monologue)
“Lose humanity, lose much; lose bestiality, lose everything.”
— Thomas Wade
“Erta the words in stone.”
— Yun Tianming (hinted through fairy tales)
“Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is.”
— Liu Cixin (narration)
“I'm going to kill you. What does that have to do with you?”
— The Singer
“Advance! Advance!! Advance by any means necessary!!!”
— Thomas Wade
“Give to time the gift of life, give to civilization the gift of years.”
— Inscription
“The great universe will not treat you gently because of your self-pity.”
— Guan Yifan
“Natural Selection, ahead four!”
— Zhang Beihai
“It's all right. It's all the same.”
— Zhang Beihai
“The entire universe will blink for you.”
— Shen Yufei
“In China, any transcendent thought would crash back to earth — the gravity of reality is too strong.”
— Ye Wenjie
“Death is the only lighthouse that is always lit. No matter where you sail, eventually you must turn toward it.”
— Narrator
“Within the light cone is destiny.”
— Narrator
“Survival itself is a stroke of luck.”
— Narrator
“The fish that emptied the sea died before the sea dried up.”
— Four-dimensional Tombstone Inscription
“Give me a two-dimensional foil. For cleanup.”
— The Singer
“I am a soldier.”
— Zhang Beihai
“The universe was once bright.”
— Guan Yifan
“Send only the brain.”
— Thomas Wade
“This is humanity's sunset.”
— Narrator
“I choose humanity.”
— Cheng Xin
“You have no idea what you're facing.”
— Chang Weisi
“Gravity, broadcast on all frequencies!”
— Chu Yan
“Your children will be born in a Stable Era too.”
— Trisolaran
“Come. Let us end together.”
— Rey Diaz
“I have not betrayed anyone.”
— Ye Wenjie
“In this forest, other people are hell, an eternal threat.”
— Luo Ji
“You are bugs.”
“你们是虫子。”
“Eliminate human tyranny! The world belongs to Trisolaris!”
“消灭人类暴政，世界属于三体！”
“Do not answer! Do not answer! Do not answer!”
“不要回答！不要回答！不要回答！”
“I lit the fire, but I couldn't control it.”
“我点燃了火，却控制不了它。”
“The universe is big, but life is bigger.”
“宇宙很大，但生活更大。”
“Hide yourself well. Cleanse well.”
“藏好自己，做好清理。”
“Give to civilization the years, rather than give to the years a civilization.”
“给岁月以文明，而不是给文明以岁月。”
“Wallfacer Luo Ji, I am your Wall-Breaker.”
“面壁者罗辑，我是你的破壁人。”
“The Dark Forest theory and the two axioms — if you believe it, there's nothing I can do now; if you don't believe it, there's also nothing I can do now.”
“黑暗森林法则和两条公理，如果你相信，我现在什么也做不了；如果你不相信，我现在也什么也做不了。”
“The cavalry of Genghis Khan attacked at roughly the speed of 20th-century armored units; the crossbows of the Northern Song had a range of 1,500 meters, comparable to modern firearms. But none of this could stop the wheel of history.”
“成吉思汗的骑兵，攻击速度与二十世纪的装甲部队相当；北宋的床弩，射程达一千五百米，与其他的武器相比已不逊色。但这些都不能阻挡历史的车轮。”
“Lose humanity, lose much; lose bestiality, lose everything.”
“失去人性，失去很多；失去兽性，失去一切。”
“Erta the words in stone.”
“把字刻在石头上。”
“Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is.”
“弱小和无知不是生存的障碍，傲慢才是。”
“I'm going to kill you. What does that have to do with you?”
“我要杀你，与你何干？”
“Advance! Advance!! Advance by any means necessary!!!”
“前进！前进！！不择手段地前进！！！”
“Give to time the gift of life, give to civilization the gift of years.”
“给时光以生命，给岁月以文明。”
“The great universe will not treat you gently because of your self-pity.”
“大宇宙不会因为你的自怜而对你温柔。”
“Natural Selection, ahead four!”
“自然选择，前进四！”
“It's all right. It's all the same.”
“没关系的，都一样的。”
“In China, any transcendent thought would crash back to earth — the gravity of reality is too strong.”
“在中国，任何超脱飞扬的思想都会砰然坠地的——现实的引力太沉重了。”
“Death is the only lighthouse that is always lit. No matter where you sail, eventually you must turn toward it.”
“死亡是唯一一座永远亮着的灯塔，不管你向哪里航行，最终都得转向它指引的方向。”
“Within the light cone is destiny.”
“光锥之内就是命运。”
“Survival itself is a stroke of luck.”
“生存本来就是一种幸运。”
“The fish that emptied the sea died before the sea dried up.”
“把海弄干的鱼在海干前就已经死了。”
“Give me a two-dimensional foil. For cleanup.”
“给我一块二向箔，清理用。”
“I am a soldier.”
“我是一个军人。”
“The universe was once bright.”
“宇宙曾经是明亮的。”
“Send only the brain.”
“只送大脑。”
“This is humanity's sunset.”
“这是人类的落日。”
“I choose humanity.”
“我选择人性。”
“You have no idea what you're facing.”
“你不知道自己面对的是什么。”
“Gravity, broadcast on all frequencies!”
“万有引力号，全频段广播！”
“Your children will be born in a Stable Era too.”
“你的孩子也会在恒纪元出生的。”
“Come. Let us end together.”
“来吧，让我们同归于尽。”
“In this forest, other people are hell, an eternal threat.”
“在这片森林中，他人就是地狱，就是永恒的威胁。”