Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids. Paolo Bacigalupi adultblankethead Change image and share on social
I'm interested in how we react when we're heavily pressed. When we're vulnerable and our survival is in question, how do we behave? Paolo Bacigalupi behaveheavilyinterest Change image and share on social
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 babebodaciousconnotation share on social
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 greatliarlie Change image and share on social
When we live the 21st-century good life, almost every aspect of it is predicated on not looking at the implications of what we're up to. Happiness at this point has a lot to do with not looking, so you don't feel complicit in some vast and awful enterprise. Paolo Bacigalupi 21staspectawful share on social
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 countrydeepdifference share on social