just as amazing as his first collection.
At some point, got a bit tired of the "Singularity" story, it dragged on a bit too much, but the later stories were great again.
Also, found out Netflix' Love Death + Robots, "Good Hunting" story was based on one of Liu's stories.
(Ghost Days)
"The character forms from the Zhou Dynasty were a bit different from later forms," his father said, as though William was still only a child being taught how to read and write. "So collectors from later ages would sometimes carve their interpretations of the script on the vessels. Like the patina, these interpretations also accumulate on the vessels in layers, build up over time."
宇 字
"Have you ever noticed how similar the character 'jyi' - for the universe, which is also the first character in your name - is to the character 'zi' - for writing?"
William shook his head, not really listening.
This entire culture is based on hypocrisy, on fakery, on mocking up the appearance for that which cannot be obtained.
"See how the universe is straightforward, but to understand it with the intellect, to turn it into language, requires a twist, a sharp turn? Between the World and the Word, there lies an extra curve. When you look at these characters, you're convening with the history of these artifacts, with the minds of our ancestors from thousands of years ago. That is the deep wisdom of our people, and no Latin letters will ever get at our truth as deeply as our characters."
(used https://dictionary.writtenchinese.com/#sk=zi&svt=pinyin for finding the characters. But this is Cantonese, so https://cantonese.org/search.php?q=Jyu would have been better)
(Thoughts and Prayers)
One time, Hayley drove home drunk; another time, she stole from me and lied until I found the money in her purse. She knew how to manipulate people and wasn't shy about doing it. She was fiercely loyal, courageous, kind, but she could also be reckless, cruel, petty. I loved Hayley because she was human, but the girl in that video was both more and less than.
