Businesses that decide to be reality based and identify where they’re vulnerable to climate impact, that start thinking about how to buffer against it, are going to be able to take advantage of shortages. When the water runs out, not everyone is in the same pickle. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
Maybe storytelling belongs in audio – a short story is the length of a commute. That can be a sacred spot where you have the ear of the reader without having to compete with other media like games or TV. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
Everyone in China knows The Topics. The television stations and newspapers run the same state-generated stories all across the country, and the Chinese form their opinions based on these somewhat controlled sources. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my society. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn’t sell books, I still liked the process of writing. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it’s against our nature to think about it. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
