Andrew Wright

“If the young do not have radical ideas, the world will never change,”
― Ken Liu, The Wall of Storms

“Experience humbles.”
― Ken Liu, The Wall of Storms

“History is the long shadow cast by the past upon the future. Shadows, by nature, lack details.”
― Ken Liu, The Wall of Storms

“When I became a bandit, I spent a lot of time being close to the lowliest of the low: criminals, the enslaved, deserters, men who had nothing to lose. Contrary to what I had expected, I found that they had a hardscrabble beauty and grace. They were not mean in their nature, but made mean by the meanness of their rulers. The poor were willing to endure much, but the emperor had taken everything from them.

These men have simple dreams: a plot of land, a few possessions, a warm house, conversations with friends, and a happy wife and healthy children. They remember the smallest acts of kindness and think me a good man because of a few exaggerated stories. They've raised me on their shoulders and called me duke, and I have a duty to help them get a little closer to their dreams.”
― Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings