Scott Westerfeld Quotes - Page 6

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• We're not freaks, Tally. We're normal. We may not be gorgeous, but at least we're not hyped-up Barbie dolls.

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  Barbie Dolls, May, Normal

  Scott Westerfeld (2013). “Uglies Quartet: Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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• Tally sighed, tipping her feet again to follow. "Maybe that's because they have better stuff to do than kid tricks. Maybe partying in town is better than hanging out in a bunch of old ruins." Shay's eyes flashed. "Or maybe when they do the operation-when they grind and stretch your bones to the right shape, peel off your face and rub all your skin away, and stick in plastic cheekbones so you look like everyone else-maybe after going through all that you just aren't very interesting anymore.

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  Party, Kids, Eye

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• Didn't this beat everything? A pretty and an ugly taking a stroll together. The warden came closer, confusion all over his middle-pretty face. Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "Make me pretty.

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  Confusion, Together, Ugly

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Uglies”, p.406, Simon and Schuster

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• Where did you get that idea for a nose? - Frizz Mizuno

  Scott Westerfeld

  Ideas, Noses

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• Let me get this stright, Aya-Chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?" -Frizz mizuno

  Scott Westerfeld

  Lying, Want, Facts

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• humanity is a cancer on the body of the world

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  Cancer, Humanity, World

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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• And the worst thing was, there were no mirrors out there in the wild, so the princess was left wondering whether she in fact was still beautiful... or if the fall had changed the story completely.

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  Beautiful, Princess, Fall

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Pretties”, p.151, Simon and Schuster

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• At least one thing was consistent about her life: It just kept on getting more complicated.

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  Complicated, Consistent, One Thing

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Pretties”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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• Your personality - the real you inside - was the price of beauty.

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  Real, Real You, Personality

  Scott Westerfeld (2015). “Uglies & Pretties: Uglies; Pretties”, p.392, Simon and Schuster

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• I love my virginity to the apocalypse.

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  Apocalypse, Virginity

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• Listen, you bubblehead-up-until-five-minutes-ago.

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  Minutes, Five, Five Minutes

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• And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe. Only one in twenty viewers actually had a bad reaction. And it was mostly kids who were affected. I mean younger than you guys. I think the average age was about ten.' That made me feel somewhat better. But that was a kid's show,' said Jen. 'Maybe it affects everyone, but not that many adults were watching.' That made me feel less better. I wanted my protective bangs back.

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  Mean, Kids, Thinking

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• Their reasons don't mean anything unless I have a choice.

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  Mean, Choices, Reason

  Scott Westerfeld (2008). “Pretties”, p.232, Simon and Schuster

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• With everything so perfect, reality seemed somehow fragile, as if the slightest interruption could imperil her pretty future... all of it felt as tenuous as a soap bubble, shivering and empty.

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  Life, Reality, Perfect

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Pretties”, p.297, Simon and Schuster

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• I spilled more times than a glass of milk on a roller coaster.

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  Glasses, Milk, Roller Coaster

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Uglies”, p.32, Simon and Schuster

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• Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast. Face it Tally-wa you're special.

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  Beautiful, Strong, Special

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• the parties are no fun until everyone gets drunk

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  Fun, Party, Drunk

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• there was a beautiful princess with a prince kissing her lips only the prince was totally ugly

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  Beautiful, Princess, Kissing

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• And you know, these things don't last forever.' I know, Mandy. Nothing does.' That's the spirit.

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  Forever, Doe, Lasts

  Scott Westerfeld (2005). “So Yesterday”, p.196, Penguin

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• And over all those sleepy weeks, the dream always ended the same way, with the dragon coming for the princess saying the same words every time.... "Face it, Tally-wa, you're Special.

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  Dream, Princess, Dragons

  Scott Westerfeld (2008). “Pretties”, p.370, Simon and Schuster

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• Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.

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  Civilization, Class, Weakness

  Scott Westerfeld (2015). “Uglies & Pretties: Uglies; Pretties”, p.334, Simon and Schuster

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• Tally-When you looked around at everyone else how come you didn’t notice they were brain damaged? Az - We didn’t have much to compare our fellow citizens with. Only a few colleagues who seemed different from most people, more engaged, but that was hardly a surprise. History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep. Before the operation there were wars and mass hatred and clear cutting. Whatever these lesions make us, it isn’t a far cry from how humanity was in the rusty era. These days we’re just a bit easier to manage.

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  War, Cutting, Sheep

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• High school wasn't a trial by fire or some ordeal that had to be survived. It was all a big joke. You just had to provide the laugh track.

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  School, Fire, Track

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Midnighters #3: Blue Noon”, p.15, Harper Collins

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• your not alone, Tally. Don't pretend you are

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  Not Alone

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Specials”, p.271, Simon and Schuster

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• That was one problem with dramatic exits: Sometimes they wound up making you look like a bubblehead.

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  Looks, Exit, Problem

  Scott Westerfeld (2008). “Specials”, p.317, Simon and Schuster

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