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Most of the news about the state of the environment is pretty ugly. This is frightening for me personally, but actually motivational for me artistically.
Paolo Bacigalupi
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Paolo Bacigalupi
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 6
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Paonia
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Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi
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It’s human nature to tear one another apart. Be glad you come from such a successful line of killers.
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Knowledge is always two-edged. For every benefit, there is hazard. For every good, evil.
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