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Chang Weisi
Wu Yue is Zhang Beihai’s colleague. The two work in the Navy together before being recruited to join the space force at the same time. In contrast to Zhang Beihai’s guise as a triumphalist—someone who wholeheartedly believes that humans will defeat the Trisolarans—Wu Yue is an admitted defeatist and believes that humans have no chance of beating the Trisolarans. After being pushed out of the space force due to his defeatist beliefs, Wu Yue retires from the military and leads an unhappy life, underlining the idea that despair, while perhaps understandable, is an ultimately counterproductive response to difficult circumstances.
Wu Yue Quotes in The Dark Forest
The The Dark Forest quotes below are all either spoken by Wu Yue or refer to Wu Yue. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Pages 25-43
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Successful cooperation does not equate to successful understanding.
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Pages 61-79
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“You’re one of the calmest people I’ve ever met.”
“The calmness comes from cynicism. There’s not much in the world that can make me care.”
“Whatever it is, I’ve never seen someone who could stay calm in a situation like this.”
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Pages 282-306
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Time is the one thing that can’t be stopped. Like a sharp blade, it silently cuts through hard and soft, constantly advancing. Nothing is capable of jolting it even the slightest bit, but it changes everything.
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Wu Yue Quotes in The Dark Forest
The The Dark Forest quotes below are all either spoken by Wu Yue or refer to Wu Yue. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Pages 25-43
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Successful cooperation does not equate to successful understanding.
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Pages 61-79
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“You’re one of the calmest people I’ve ever met.”
“The calmness comes from cynicism. There’s not much in the world that can make me care.”
“Whatever it is, I’ve never seen someone who could stay calm in a situation like this.”
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Pages 282-306
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Time is the one thing that can’t be stopped. Like a sharp blade, it silently cuts through hard and soft, constantly advancing. Nothing is capable of jolting it even the slightest bit, but it changes everything.
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