War Quote by Paolo Bacigalupi

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

“How did you find truth when everyone was talking about sides?”

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“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

The future looks a bit bleak to me.

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“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

Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power.

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“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

Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans.

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“Half-men don’t fight like people. More like hurricanes.”

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“Maybe it will die on its own, a hopeful voice whispered, but the general suppressed the thought. Wishes were for victims.”

— Paolo Bacigalupi

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

Sex and hypocrisy. They go together like coffee and cream.

— Paolo Bacigalupi