Hugh Howey
Hugh Howey
Hugh C. Howeyis an American writer, known best for the science fiction series Silo, part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and before publishing his books, he worked as a yacht captain, roofer, and audio technician...
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CountryUnited States of America
philosophy order two
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.
mind stones littles
There were certain things, learned so young and remembered so deep that they felt like little stones in the center of her mind.
goal horizon easy
It’s easy to forgo distractions and to not accumulate things when you have a larger goal on the horizon.
imagination fans pennies
I'd rather excite the imagination of a legion of readers and make pennies from each of them than hold off for a larger chunk of change from only a handful of fans.
teaching miracle empathy
Fiction challenges us and works its miracles by placing us in the skin of another human being and teaching us empathy.
hero winning bullshit
Heroes didn't win. The heroes were whoever happened to win. History told their story -- the dead didn't say a word. All of it was bullshit.
tangled knots made
It turned out that some crooked things looked even worse when straightened. Some tangled knots only made sense once unraveled.
sometimes closure found
Sometimes a thing needed opening before closure was found.
gun men thinking
He’d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun he’d always figured was more for show. He stuffed a fistful of deadly rounds in his pocket, thinking how each one could end an individual life, and understanding why such things were forbidden. 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.
thinking special generations
It was the hubris of each generation to think this anew, to think that their time was special, that all things would come to an end with them.
stars ocean kissing
The best kisses in the world take place at night, in the ocean, with two naked bodies coiled around one another, only the stars to keep them company.
men long way
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.