That's the problem with the truth," Darcy said. "Liars and honest men both claim to have it.

That's the problem with the truth," Darcy said. "Liars and honest men both claim to have it.

One of the many things that surprised me about Wool is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers.

My only wish is that we leave room for hope. There is good and bad in all things. We find what we expect to find. We see what we expect to see. I have learned that if I tilt my head just right and squint, the world outside is beautiful. The future is bright. There are good things to come.

A 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.

"What we control," Juliette said, "is our actions once fate puts us there."

There are two competing philosophies in Wool: one is that people have to live under an iron thumb in order to survive, and the other one is that everyone should live completely freely and happily and everything will sort itself out.