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# Ken Liu

(1976)   Linguist   People's Republic of China

 **114** quotes in **342** categories

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Ken Liu is a linguist from People's Republic of China, best known for *Inseln im Netz*.

## Quick Facts About Ken Liu

Born January 1, 1976

Nationality People's Republic of China

Profession Linguist

Notable works Inseln im Netz

Known for The Wall of Storms, The Paper Menagerie, Q48413184

## About Ken Liu

His stories have appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Reactor, Uncanny Magazine and in several “Year’s Best” anthologies.

## Awards & Honors

Nebula Award for Best Short Story Hugo Award for Best Short Story Locus Award for Best First Novel World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction Ignotus Award for Best Anthology Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story Locus Award for Best Collection Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story

##  Quotes by Ken Liu · Page 3

> [“By custom, we wield the sword and wear the armor, but who among you does not know a mother, sister, daughter, friend,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/by-custom-we-wield-the-sword-and-wear-the-armor-but-who-among-you/)

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> [“You’re just propagandists of a different ilk—for making the world flat, turning everywhere into copies of suburban America, studded with malls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/you-re-just-propagandists-of-a-different-ilk-for-making-the-world/)

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[Journalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journalism/)

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> [I like the law. I like the part that's about reasoning, about persuasion, about telling stories, about trying to build structures that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-like-the-law-i-like-the-part-that-s-about-reasoning-about/)

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[Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/law/)

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> [I think the narrative of people being caught between two cultures as immigrants is very harmful. It's exclusionary. It essentially tries to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-think-the-narrative-of-people-being-caught-between-two-cultures-as/)

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> [Like steampunk, silkpunk is a blend of science fiction and fantasy. But while steampunk takes its inspiration from the chrome-brass-glass technology aesthetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/like-steampunk-silkpunk-is-a-blend-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-but/)

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> [“The agony of the dead is with us, and we hear their screams and walk among their ghosts. We cannot avert our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/the-agony-of-the-dead-is-with-us-and-we-hear-their-screams-and-walk/)

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> [I don't have a specific message for 'The Grace of Kings' and the sequels in mind other than wanting to challenge some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-don-t-have-a-specific-message-for-the-grace-of-kings-and-the/)

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> [The novel that an author writes is often not the novel that the reader reads, and most of the 'messages' in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/the-novel-that-an-author-writes-is-often-not-the-novel-that-the/)

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> [There are so many different narrative traditions across the world, and each of those traditions has evolved dramatically over time. Once I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/there-are-so-many-different-narrative-traditions-across-the-world-and/)

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> [What tends to happen when people talk about Chinese sci-fi in the West is that there's a lot of projection. We prefer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/what-tends-to-happen-when-people-talk-about-chinese-sci-fi-in-the/)

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> [What is fascinating to me is the way I view everything in terms of parallels and connections. When I read about Achilles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/what-is-fascinating-to-me-is-the-way-i-view-everything-in-terms-of/)

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> [It's true that misunderstanding and lack of understanding are often themes in my fiction, but I am grateful for the moments when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/it-s-true-that-misunderstanding-and-lack-of-understanding-are-often/)

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> [“Labeling someone a monster implies that he is from another world, one which has nothing to do with us. It cuts off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/labeling-someone-a-monster-implies-that-he-is-from-another-world-one/)

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> [In general, writers who talk to their colleagues and neighbors constantly about their own writing seem to me pretty insufferable. I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/in-general-writers-who-talk-to-their-colleagues-and-neighbors/)

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> [It's kind of cool that I know of all this great science fiction being written in China, and most of it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/it-s-kind-of-cool-that-i-know-of-all-this-great-science-fiction-being/)

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> [In every revolution, there are winners and losers. Every dystopia is a utopia for somebody else. It just depends where you are.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/in-every-revolution-there-are-winners-and-losers-every-dystopia-is-a/)

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> [I think writing novels has taught me more about the value of patience and being organized. I've learned to use timelines and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-think-writing-novels-has-taught-me-more-about-the-value-of-patience/)

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> [My translation work has been pretty separate from my fiction, as it was basically an accidental side project that turned into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/my-translation-work-has-been-pretty-separate-from-my-fiction-as-it/)

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> [My metaphor for translation has always been that translation is really a performance art. You take the original and try to perform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/my-metaphor-for-translation-has-always-been-that-translation-is/)

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> [It's okay if you get rejected 20, 30 or 200 times... You don't need everyone to like your story - you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/it-s-okay-if-you-get-rejected-20-30-or-200-times-you-don-t-need/)

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> [I think male authors who want to try to tackle these issues of representation of women can generally do a better job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-think-male-authors-who-want-to-try-to-tackle-these-issues-of/)

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> [“Surveillance is surveillance. I can never understand why some people think it matters whether it's the government doing it to you or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/surveillance-is-surveillance-i-can-never-understand-why-some-people/)

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> [Labels like 'Chinese Science Fiction' or 'Western Science Fiction' summarize a vast field of work, all of which are diverse and driven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/labels-like-chinese-science-fiction-or-western-science-fiction/)

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> [I was not trying to write some sort of serious meditation on war and peace. 'The Grace of Kings' is meant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-was-not-trying-to-write-some-sort-of-serious-meditation-on-war-and/)

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> [Because I really love tax, tax topics actually feature quite a lot in my fiction of various lengths. I once wrote a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/because-i-really-love-tax-tax-topics-actually-feature-quite-a-lot-in/)

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> [Because my writing time has always been very limited, I try to be very choosy about which stories I work on. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/because-my-writing-time-has-always-been-very-limited-i-try-to-be-very/)

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> [As a species, we tend to live in environments where our own artifacts dominate. The way we shape our environment and are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/as-a-species-we-tend-to-live-in-environments-where-our-own-artifacts/)

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[Environment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment/)

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> [Most of us do not, in fact, read another language, and so when we read a translation, we have no way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/most-of-us-do-not-in-fact-read-another-language-and-so-when-we-read-a/)

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> [For me, all fiction is about prizing the logic of metaphors - which is the logic of narratives in general - over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/for-me-all-fiction-is-about-prizing-the-logic-of-metaphors-which-is/)

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> [I write speculative fiction, and in my view, speculative fiction is really just a very intense version of the work of literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-write-speculative-fiction-and-in-my-view-speculative-fiction-is/)

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> [Writers are naturally obsessed with books, the tangible artifacts of their labor. Even beyond the text, I love the physicality of books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/writers-are-naturally-obsessed-with-books-the-tangible-artifacts-of/)

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> [The evolution of technology is, like the evolution of literature, heavily path-dependent. Culture plays a far more important role in the acceptance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/the-evolution-of-technology-is-like-the-evolution-of-literature/)

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> [I am not an expert on Chinese science fiction. I probably know more than anyone else in the West, but that doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/i-am-not-an-expert-on-chinese-science-fiction-i-probably-know-more/)

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> [If I end up having a novel that sells really well and that allows me to pay for health insurance and mortgage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/if-i-end-up-having-a-novel-that-sells-really-well-and-that-allows-me/)

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