“Sometimes dying’s okay,” he said. “Sometimes keeping something alive just means you’re making it hurt more.” — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Death is not defeat, Tool told himself. We all die. Every one of us. Rip and Blade and Fear and all the… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“A rush of primal satisfaction flooded Tool as his opponent surrendered to death. Blackness swamped Tool’s vision, and he let go. He… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“A final stand, then. One last battle. At least he could say that he had fought. When he met his brothers and… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“is not fighting that he fears; it is not death; it is the waiting and uncertainty, and it breaks Jaidee’s heart that… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“At the time, he told his children to watch themselves, to understand that the tides of conservatism came and went and if they could… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Doctor Mahfouz was always yammering on about how everyone had humanity in them. From Mahlia’s experience, the doctor was sliding high, but now, as… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Believing is for Santa Claus, right? It's for Tooth Fairies. It's for your boyfriend when he says he's never met anyone like you and… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
“Maybe it will die on its own, a hopeful voice whispered, but the general suppressed the thought. Wishes were for victims.” — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
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… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
