Author: Paolo Bacigalupi

Quotes

I'm not proud of it, but I'm a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth.

I'm not proud of it, but I'm a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

By nature I'm sort of an introvert.

By nature I'm sort of an introvert.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.

I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.

I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

I think that, when I think about the future that 'The Water Knife' represents, it's one where there's a lack of oversight, planning and organization.

I think that, when I think about the future that 'The Water Knife' represents, it's one where there's a lack of oversight, planning and organization.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes.

The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

I was interested in political failure here in the U.S. The way we're failing to work together to solve even our smallest problems, let alone the complex ones.

I was interested in political failure here in the U.S. The way we're failing to work together to solve even our smallest problems, let alone the complex ones.

- Paolo Bacigalupi

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