“Uncle Chen's laugh was gentle, and he looked at the young man with pity and affection. "Remember, from the beginning of history till now, we have had only one society: a society based on the law of the jungle." Kaizong wanted to bring up more evidence for his position, but he knew, deep down, that Uncle Chen had a better handle on the truth. It wasn't a truth written down in books, but something rooted deeply in the soil, tested by blood and fire.” SocietyHierachy Book:Waste Tide Source: Waste Tide
“So selfish. Chen Kaizong's first response upon hearing the elder's soliloquy was disgust. He knew very well how people were exploited and oppressed. This was a common theme throughout history: take any group of people- it didn't matter if they were of different races or compatriots- some always set themselves apart as a higher class, and, in the name of gods, the nation, or 'progress,' made laws and constructed rules that allowed them to dominate the lives of the other classes, to own their bodies as well as their spirits.” SocietyOppressionExploitationHierachy Book:Waste Tide Source: Waste Tide
“Las escalonadas ramas verdes del antiguo cipresal, cual si de un cortafuegos se tratara, nos separan del ruido y el polvo del mundo secular. No obstante, mi vida diaria no es ni de lejos aburrida: barrer, trabajar, salmodiar, debatir y copiar. Libre de posesiones materiales, he estado durmiendo sin problemas por primera vez en años, y ya no vivo con el continuo terror a la repentina vibración de mi móvil; aunque, de tanto en tanto, mi cuádriceps derecho aún sufre el síndrome de la vibración fantasma. Sin embargo, mi mentor me asegura que si, día tras día, recito tantos mantras como cuentas tiene mi mala —sin saltarme ni una de las mil ochocientas— durante ciento ochenta días, quedaré curado por completo. Yo creo que es porque queremos demasiadas cosas, más de las que nuestro cuerpo y mente están preparados para soportar.” TrabajoRetiro Book:Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation Source: Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation