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Paolo Bacigalupi is an American science fiction writer known for his profound insights into environmental issues and his unique imagination of the future world. His works often explore themes of climate change, resource depletion, and the relationship between humans and nature.

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“They say in the military that a good battle plan can last as long as five minutes in real fighting. After that, it comes down to if the general is favored by fate and the spirits.”

Ifs Long Real Lasts Spirit Fighting Five Fate Plans Minutes Military Battle Five Minutes

Author: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 respect but never yield to. Pain was simply a message, telling him which limbs he could still use to slaughter his enemies, how far he could still run, and what his chances were in the next battle.”

Ifs Stills Use Running Pain Next Chance Enemy Battle Messages Terror Yield Limbs Slaughter Not Friends

Author:Paolo Bacigalupi

“No one else noticed, or cared. It was just something they did. Taking other people’s livestock. Other people’s lives. She watched the soldiers, hating them. They were different in so many ways, white and black, yellow and brown, skinny, short, tall, small, but they were all the same. Didn’t matter if they wore finger-bone necklaces, or baby teeth on bracelets, or tattoos on their chests to ward off bullets. In the end, they were all mangled with battle scars and their eyes were all dead.”

Source: The Drowned Cities: Number 2 in series

“I do not fight battles that cannot be won. Do not confuse that with cowardice.”

Fighting Battle Cowardice

Book:The Drowned Cities: Number 2 in series

Source: The Drowned Cities: Number 2 in series

About the Author

Born: August 6, 1972
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 76

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