Scott Westerfeld Quotes
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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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Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos.
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That was the whole point of being special: You existed to make sure everyone else behaved, but that didn't mean YOU had to.
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Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death.
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Plot idea: 97% of the world's scientists contrive an environmental crisis, but are exposed by a plucky band of billionaires & oil companies.
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You fiddle lucker!' she cried.
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Even mocking people helped their face stats. In the reputation economy, the only real way to hurt anyone was to ignore them completely. And it was pretty hard to ignore someone who made your blood boil.
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To everyone who loves a long-secret romance, revealed at last.
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Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so touchy. He grasped her waist, sending a crackle across her skin. If Alek moved his hands any higher, he might notice what was hidden beneath her careful tailoring. “Always keep sideways to your opponent,” he said, gently turning her. “That way, your chest presents the smallest possible target.” “Aye, the smallest possible target,” Deryn sighed. Her secret was safe, it seemed.
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Never give us what we really want. Cut the dream into pieces and scatter them like ashes. Dole out the empty promises. Package our aspirations and sell them to us, cheaply made enough to fall apart.
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There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.
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I kissed him once," she whispered. "Well done. What did he do?" "Um..." Deryn sighed. "He woke up.
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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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It's just been a long week, that's all." "It's monday night, Jess." "My point exactly.
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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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Dess shook her head. "Before he walked off, Rex said for you to wait. He said it's totally important you don't touch Angie until he comes back. and he said that if you were a pain about it, I get to hit you with that." She pointed to where the darkling had flung Flabbergasted Supernumerary Mathematician, its tip blackened by ichor and fire. "So, go ahead.
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I'm not the one going for a biology degree. I'm just a philosophy major who eats people.
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Come on, it's almost midnight. Let's go watch them cut the cake.
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He squeezed her hand. "Then I'll come get you, wherever you are when it happens. We'll be okay." "But what about everybody else?" He stared out across the river, nodding slowly. "My guess is, everybody else is in big trouble.
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The man was allergic to sleep.
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But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.
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Humanity is a cancer on the body of the world
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Tally turned away. Five minutes was suddenly too long to stand here, eyes burning, unable to cry.
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Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.