When there’s only God to blame, we forgive him. When it’s our fel... by Hugh Howey

When there’s only God to blame, we forgive him. When it’s our fellow man, we destroy him.

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Predict the inevitable", she said, "and you're bound to be right... by Hugh Howey

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

inevitable one-day said

Imagine the first discovery that one of these epidemics was man-made—the panic, the violence that would ensue. That’s where the end would come. A typhoon kills a few hundred people, does a few billion in damage, and what do we do?” Erskine interlocked his fingers. “We come together. We put the pieces back. But a terrorist’s bomb.” He frowned. “A terrorist’s bomb does the same damage, and it throws the world into turmoil.” He spread his hands apart like an explosion going off. “When there’s only God to blame, we forgive him. When it’s our fellow man, we must destroy him.

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

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

better-off past

Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows. by Hugh Howey

Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows.

his-smile shadow darkness

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

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

illusion blow loss

It turned out that some crooked things looked even worse when straightened. Some tangled knots only made sense once unraveled.

knots tangled made

We are not the people who made this world, Lukas, but it's up to us to survive it. You need to understand that." "We can't control where we are right now," he mumbled, "just what we do going forward.

people world needs

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.

men people fall

Living frugally is one of the best things an author can do to pre... by Hugh Howey

Living frugally is one of the best things an author can do to prepare for their career.

best-things careers can-do

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.

philosophy two order

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

wool fans fiction

Statistics were magic like this: they could tell you with near-certainty that a thing would occur, without a hint of when or where.

hints magic statistics

I am about to die. It is September 11, and every cell in my body is acutely aware of my looming demise. The certainty of it. The inevitability. Not years from now, not weeks nor days. Moments.

september-11 cells years

We devolve into animals when we creep near to death. by Hugh Howey

We devolve into animals when we creep near to death.

creeps animal

Run, we think, as buildings crumble. Run, as people perish. by Hugh Howey

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

running people thinking

I'm such a huge fan of fan fiction, to me it's a great way for readers to become writers. It's like putting the training wheels on for writing.

great me training way

Honestly, I don't think I'm a good promoter. I spend almost zero time or effort asking new readers to sample or purchase my work. That's not the job of the author. We should write our best material and leave it up to readers to spread the word.

best good work time

My approach with social media is to interact with the readers I already have. I do it mostly to procrastinate from my writing. It's an escape. It's the only socializing I get outside of my wife, and she gets sick of me.

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