There were certain things, learned so young and remembered so deep that they felt like little stones in the center of her mind.
Hugh HoweyA seed of hope caught a taste of moisture. Some wishful kernel buried deep, where he was loathe to acknowledge it lest it poison or choke him, began to sprout.
Hugh HoweyOne of the many things that surprised me about Wool is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers.
Hugh HoweyImagine the first discovery that one of these epidemics was man-madeโthe panic, the violence that would ensue. Thatโs where the end would come. A typhoon kills a few hundred people, does a few billion in damage, and what do we do?โ Erskine interlocked his fingers. โWe come together. We put the pieces back. But a terroristโs bomb.โ He frowned. โA terroristโs bomb does the same damage, and it throws the world into turmoil.โ He spread his hands apart like an explosion going off. โWhen thereโs only God to blame, we forgive him. When itโs our fellow man, we must destroy him.
Hugh Howey