Scott Westerfeld Quotes - Page 7

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• That Shay was in possesion of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of night this had become.

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  Night, Hands, Comforting

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• you just took on five million years of evolution again

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  Years, Evolution, Five

  Scott Westerfeld (2008). “Specials”, p.368, Simon and Schuster

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• Apparently textbooks were an endangered species here in Bixby, Oklahoma.

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  Oklahoma, Textbooks, Endangered Species

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour”, p.14, Harper Collins

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• Wow," came a familiar voice, "Hypochondriac killed the cat." -Dess

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  Cat, Voice, Wow

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• You fiddle lucker!' she cried.

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  Fiddle, Cried

  Scott Westerfeld (2005). “So Yesterday”, p.111, Penguin

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• It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because we took a lot of risks together. It could just as easily be me lying there, and he would stay with me if it was." "It's just programming!" "No. It's because I love him.

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  Lying, I Love Him, Voice

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Pretties”, p.248, Simon and Schuster

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• Gravity was something you could beat; all it took was hydrogen, hot air, or even a bit of rope. But being a girl was a miserable, never-ending struggle.

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  Girl, Struggle, Air

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy: Leviathan; Behemoth; Goliath”, p.550, Simon and Schuster

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• Sooner or later usually means too late

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  Mean, Too Late, Late

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Extras”, p.138, Simon and Schuster

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• Once you told yourself a story enough times, it was so easy to keep on believing it.

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  Believe, Enough Time, Stories

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Extras”, p.219, Simon and Schuster

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• And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late.

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  Showing Up, Late, Clear

  Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Pretties”, p.150, Simon and Schuster

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• Once we turn, it’s new pretty, middle pretty, late pretty.” Shay dropped her arms, and her board stopped drifting. “Then dead pretty.

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  Boards, Arms, Shay

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Uglies”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

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• It's just the way things are." she shrugged. "It's no one's fault." "Or everyone's.

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  Way, Faults

  Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (2012). “Goliath”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

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• You’d best ask the lady boffin, sir,” Newkirk said. “Midshipmen aren’t allowed to have opinions.

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  Opinion, Said, Asks

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy: Leviathan; Behemoth; Goliath”, p.445, Simon and Schuster

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• I wouldn't say design has become strictly functional. A lot of cars these days look downright comic book to me, and the info-gadgets with which late industrial people spend the most time - phones, music players, etc. - are blobjects.

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  Book, Player, Phones

  "An Interview with Scott Westerfeld on Barking Spiders, Steampunk, and All Things Leviathan". Interview with Joe Monti, www.tor.com. October 30, 2009.

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• Irony is always the best weapon against fascism.

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  Weapons, Irony, Fascism

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• You're splitting?" "No sh*it, Sherlock.

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  Splitting

  Scott Westerfeld (2006). “Peeps”, p.83, Penguin

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• He makes me feel like that. Like flying.

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  Flying, He Makes Me Feel, Feels

  Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (2012). “Goliath”, p.447, Simon and Schuster

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• Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain—Maddy glanced at Tally—and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities. He always thought that some people could think their way out of it.

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  Father, Selfish, Thinking

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Mind-Rain: Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series”, p.208, BenBella Books, Inc.

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• Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.

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  Running, Stronger, Tests

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Midnighters #3: Blue Noon”, p.22, Harper Collins

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• Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.

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  Band, Way, Mysterious

  Scott Westerfeld (2013). “Mind-Rain: Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series”, p.6, BenBella Books, Inc.

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• Cure for writer's block: blow something up(in the story)

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  Block, Blow, Stories

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• The world needed more fireworks- especially now that there was going to be a shortage of beautiful, useless things.

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  Beautiful, Useless Things, World

  Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies”, p.116, Simon and Schuster

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• I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction.

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  School, Tea, Rewards

  Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Touching Darkness: Number 2 in series”, p.95, Hachette UK

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• Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?" "I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely easy, and no weapon has ever stopped a war.

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  War, Thinking, Trying

  Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (2012). “Goliath”, p.208, Simon and Schuster

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• It's just been a long week, that's all." "It's monday night, Jess." "My point exactly.

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  Monday, Night, Long

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