Quotes from bookThe Windup Girl
The Windup Girl is a biopunk science fiction novel by American writer Paolo Bacigalupi. It was his debut novel and was published by Night Shade Books on September 1, 2009. The novel was named as the ninth best fiction book of 2009 by TIME magazine, It won the 2010 Nebula Award, the Campbell Memorial Award, and the 2010 Hugo Award , both for best novel. This book also won both the 2010 Compton Crook Award and the 2010 Locus Award for best first novel.
“Laws are confusing documents. They get in the way of justice.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 55
“Sex and hypocrisy. They go together like coffee and cream.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 41
“If you bargain when they squeeze your balls, they will only squeeze again.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 94
“Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 212
“Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 280
“Nothing is certain—that is the first lesson.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 67
“If you act like a servant, you will die like a dog.”
Paolo Bacigalupi book The Windup Girl
Source: The Windup Girl (2009), p. 159
