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Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes

The future looks a bit bleak to me Picture Quote #1

Blood is not destiny Picture Quote #1

I like fast plots with things that explode Picture Quote #1

The more you read about and immerse in a culture, the more it comes alive, and the more textured and nuanced and detailed and unstereotypable it becomes Picture Quote #1

Take three different Thai writers and ask them to extrapolate their county’s future, and one hopes that you’ll get three very different - but all deeply honest - versions Picture Quote #1

What I’m hoping to do though is to ground my extrapolations in specificity, and to make sure that the story I tell is deliberately and honestly told Picture Quote #1

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The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something interesting out of it Picture Quote #1

When I read, I’m either reading to learn, or I’m reading to switch off Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I started really thinking a lot about where does a country go when we stop being able to speak to each other, when a nation stops being able to solve problems because its ideological differences become so deep that it just becomes dysfunctional Picture Quote #1

Short fiction seems more targeted - hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them. Long fiction feels more like atmosphere: it’s a lot smokier and less defined Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is always two-edged. For every benefit, there is hazard. For every good, evil Picture Quote #1

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At first, when California started winning its water lawsuits and shutting off cities, the displaced people just followed the water-right to California. It took a little while before the bureaucrats realized what was going on, but finally someone with a sharp pencil did the math and realized that taking in people along with their water didn’t solve a water shortage Picture Quote #1

Plenty of people say my guesses about a future drought in the western U.S. (where I live and grew up) are wrong, so I don’t see why I won’t be wrong in some people’s eyes when I go set a story on foreign shores Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they’re an escape Picture Quote #1

There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings Picture Quote #1

I know people who have gone into career death spins, and that’s something you’re always aware of as a writer Picture Quote #1

Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative Picture Quote #1

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The sources and research I use for my inspiration aren’t your typical sci-fi subjects, but it’s really driven by obsession and personal anxiety more than trying to take up the sword and do what’s right Picture Quote #1

I’m not proud of it, but I’m a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth Picture Quote #1

The marketplace tells us that good, visceral storytelling has a place. But there are lots of questions about the format that stories take Picture Quote #1

Crew up, Nailer! Lucky Girl shouted. You think I’m going to pull your ass up here like a damn swank? Picture Quote #1

Killing isn’t free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It’s always a trade Picture Quote #1

Economies are embedded inside ecosystems. Companies dependent on tourism, for example, are affected by low rainfall - there’s less snow for skiers, and forest fires are more intense Picture Quote #1

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I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me Picture Quote #1

I suspect that young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we’re trying very hard not to use the words ‘science fiction,’ because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes Picture Quote #1

I think inherently, a little bit, I’m a bit of a pleaser, and I want people to like me and be nice, and to not ruffle feathers and just make everybody happy and stuff. It’s a personality flaw Picture Quote #1

All the definitions people want to put on you in terms of what kind of writer you are come with hidden meanings. If you’re writing science fiction, you’re writing rocket ships. If you write dystopian fiction, it’s inequity where The Man must be fought Picture Quote #1

When we talk about dystopias, especially in young adult fiction, a lot of them are essentially science fictional futures. They aren’t necessarily tied to the traditional concept of dystopia. And so in that space, my impression is that kids love reading about weird, wild, adventurous places, and dystopia fits that bill Picture Quote #1

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The future looks a bit bleak to me (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Blood is not destiny (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) I like fast plots with things that explode (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) The more you read about and immerse in a culture, the more it comes alive, and the more textured and nuanced and detailed and unstereotypable it becomes (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Take three different Thai writers and ask them to extrapolate their county’s future, and one hopes that you’ll get three very different - but all deeply honest - versions (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) What I’m hoping to do though is to ground my extrapolations in specificity, and to make sure that the story I tell is deliberately and honestly told (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something interesting out of it (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) When I read, I’m either reading to learn, or I’m reading to switch off (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) 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 Quotes) I started really thinking a lot about where does a country go when we stop being able to speak to each other, when a nation stops being able to solve problems because its ideological differences become so deep that it just becomes dysfunctional. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Short fiction seems more targeted - hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them. Long fiction feels more like atmosphere: it’s a lot smokier and less defined (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Knowledge is always two-edged. For every benefit, there is hazard. For every good, evil (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) At first, when California started winning its water lawsuits and shutting off cities, the displaced people just followed the water-right to California. It took a little while before the bureaucrats realized what was going on, but finally someone with a sharp pencil did the math and realized that taking in people along with their water didn’t solve a water shortage (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Plenty of people say my guesses about a future drought in the western U.S. (where I live and grew up) are wrong, so I don’t see why I won’t be wrong in some people’s eyes when I go set a story on foreign shores (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they’re an escape. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) There are parents who are really angry that I decided to portray people who have come into the country illegally as decent human beings. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) I know people who have gone into career death spins, and that’s something you’re always aware of as a writer. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) The sources and research I use for my inspiration aren’t your typical sci-fi subjects, but it’s really driven by obsession and personal anxiety more than trying to take up the sword and do what’s right. (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. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) The marketplace tells us that good, visceral storytelling has a place. But there are lots of questions about the format that stories take. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Crew up, Nailer! Lucky Girl shouted. You think I’m going to pull your ass up here like a damn swank? (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Killing isn’t free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life; they get a piece of your soul. It’s always a trade. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Economies are embedded inside ecosystems. Companies dependent on tourism, for example, are affected by low rainfall - there’s less snow for skiers, and forest fires are more intense. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) I am interested in agricultural corporations and how they function. The idea that they own the genetics of our food supply is a really compelling thing to me. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) I suspect that young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we’re trying very hard not to use the words ‘science fiction,’ because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) I think inherently, a little bit, I’m a bit of a pleaser, and I want people to like me and be nice, and to not ruffle feathers and just make everybody happy and stuff. It’s a personality flaw. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) All the definitions people want to put on you in terms of what kind of writer you are come with hidden meanings. If you’re writing science fiction, you’re writing rocket ships. If you write dystopian fiction, it’s inequity where The Man must be fought. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes) When we talk about dystopias, especially in young adult fiction, a lot of them are essentially science fictional futures. They aren’t necessarily tied to the traditional concept of dystopia. And so in that space, my impression is that kids love reading about weird, wild, adventurous places, and dystopia fits that bill. (Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes)

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