It was a sad loss, this illusion of importance, a humbling blow.

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

It’s easy to forgo distractions and to not accumulate things when you have a larger goal on the horizon.

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

My life is too tight, he wanted to say. My skin is too tight. The walls are too tight.

Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows.

Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one's conscience to get in the way.