Quotes by Ken Liu

The silk in silkpunk refers not to a source of power, but to an entirely different, expressive technology language.

The evolution of technology is, like the evolution of literature, heavily path-dependent. Culture plays a far more important role in the acceptance, adoption, and spread of technology than many of us are willing to acknowledge.

Real history is far more complex and interesting than the simplistic summaries presented in Wikipedia articles. Knowing this allows you to question received wisdom, to challenge facts everybody knows to be true, and to imagine worlds and characters worthy of our rich historical heritage and our complex selves.

“Every night, when you stand outside and gaze upon the stars, you are bathing in time as well as light”