There were certain things, learned so young and remembered so deep that they felt like little stones in the center of her mind.

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.

He thought of men like Hitler, Stalin, and Napoleon. All it took was a lot of seemingly decent people to put the wrong person in power and then fall under their spell.

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.

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

Run, we think, as buildings crumble. Run, as people perish.