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An untrampled scorpion troubles no one.

An untrampled scorpion troubles no one.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Scorpions, Trouble
Paolo Bacigalupi (2008). “Pump Six and Other Stories”, p.91, Simon and Schuster

Life is exponential. Two becomes four, becomes ten thousand, becomes a plague.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Life, Two, Four
Paolo Bacigalupi (2010). “The Windup Girl”, p.214, Hachette UK

We write dust epitaphs for our vanquished enemies and watch them blow away in the desert wind.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Writing, Blow, Dust
Paolo Bacigalupi (2008). “Pump Six and Other Stories”, p.97, Simon and Schuster

When I read, I'm either reading to learn, or I'm reading to switch off.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Reading
Source: www.sfsignal.com

Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Law, Ease, Paper
"The Windup Girl". Book by Paolo Bacigalupi, 2009.

All life produces waste. The act of living produces costs, hazards and disposal questions, and so the (Environment) Ministry has found itself in the center of all life, mitigating, guiding and policing the detritus of the average person along with investigating the infractions of the greedy and short-sighted, the ones who wish to make quick profits and trade on others' lives for it.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Average, Wish, Hazards
Paolo Bacigalupi (2010). “The Windup Girl”, p.108, Hachette UK

For pleasure, I'll read military sf, or Elmore Leonard capers, anything that's fast and fun. Otherwise, I mostly pick at books, without any clear focus.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Fun, Military, Book
Source: www.sfsignal.com

I used to love reading, but since I've started writing, it's harder for me to immerse, because I spend so much time looking at how the story is structured and trying to see what the author is doing behind the curtain.

Paolo Bacigalupi
Reading, Writing, Trying
Source: www.sfsignal.com

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