Ever since I was twelve, I dreamed of being an author. I just never had the fortitude to see any of my stories through to completion. I would start a book, get a few chapters in, and grow bored or get distracted by something else.

We devolve into animals when we creep near to death.

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

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

some things are better off back in the past. Where they belong.

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.

Predict the inevitable", she said, "and you're bound to be right one day.