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Scott Westerfeld Quotes

She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable. Tally Youngblood was a weed. And, unlike the orchids, she wasn’t even a pretty one Picture Quote #1

It’s not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I’ve done much longer trips on my own. It’s leaving home Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death Picture Quote #1

The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there’d been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly Picture Quote #1

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn) Picture Quote #1

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This is the power of the Goliath, that no one on earth, Clanker or Darwinist, can escape. So we all must learn to share the globe, or perish together! Picture Quote #1

The Internet is global and seemingly omniscient, while iPods and phones are all microscopic workings encased in plastic blobjects. Compare that to a steam engine, where you can watch the pistons move and feel the heat of its boilers. I think we miss that visceral appeal of the machine Picture Quote #1

I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I’ve switched to a mode best described as ‘slow and steady wins the race.’ Basically, I write during the same four hours every day, after breakfast and the all-important coffee, generally in the same room and wearing the same pajamas Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned a lot about stage-managing for illustration. Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image. I’ve also learned to making big-scale design decisions early Picture Quote #1

What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, ‘They lived happily ever after,’ and that was it. But in real life people had to keep on living, day after day, year after year Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing Picture Quote #1

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People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that’s the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick Picture Quote #1

The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you’d never know just by dating Picture Quote #1

Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain Picture Quote #1

I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. However, my adult books are all science fiction, which has some similarities to YA Picture Quote #1

Plot idea: 97% of the world’s scientists contrive an environmental crisis, but are exposed by a plucky band of billionaires and oil companies Picture Quote #1

Haven’t you ever known someone rejected by a lover, who, consumed by rage and jealousy, never lets go? They look on from a distance, unseen but boiling inside. The emotion never seems to tire, this hatred mixed with intense obsession, even with a kind of twisted love Picture Quote #1

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Junkies might be easy to knock down, but they’re never fragile. They have souls like old leather shoes studded with steel, and they’re about as much good as friends Picture Quote #1

I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses Picture Quote #1

When the term machine gun enters common parlance, the word machine becomes much more sinister Picture Quote #1

The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side Picture Quote #1

Come on, it’s almost midnight. Let’s go watch them cut the cake Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same Picture Quote #1

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Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work Picture Quote #1

Maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore Picture Quote #1

The flowers were so beautiful, so delicate and unthreatening, but they choked everything around them Picture Quote #1

Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered Picture Quote #1

History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable. Tally Youngblood was a weed. And, unlike the orchids, she wasn’t even a pretty one (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) It’s not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I’ve done much longer trips on my own. It’s leaving home (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) 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 (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there’d been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn) (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) This is the power of the Goliath, that no one on earth, Clanker or Darwinist, can escape. So we all must learn to share the globe, or perish together! (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) The Internet is global and seemingly omniscient, while iPods and phones are all microscopic workings encased in plastic blobjects. Compare that to a steam engine, where you can watch the pistons move and feel the heat of its boilers. I think we miss that visceral appeal of the machine (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I’ve switched to a mode best described as ‘slow and steady wins the race.’ Basically, I write during the same four hours every day, after breakfast and the all-important coffee, generally in the same room and wearing the same pajamas (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) I’ve learned a lot about stage-managing for illustration. Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image. I’ve also learned to making big-scale design decisions early (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, ‘They lived happily ever after,’ and that was it. But in real life people had to keep on living, day after day, year after year (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) It’s amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that’s the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you’d never know just by dating. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. However, my adult books are all science fiction, which has some similarities to YA. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Plot idea: 97% of the world’s scientists contrive an environmental crisis, but are exposed by a plucky band of billionaires and oil companies. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Haven’t you ever known someone rejected by a lover, who, consumed by rage and jealousy, never lets go? They look on from a distance, unseen but boiling inside. The emotion never seems to tire, this hatred mixed with intense obsession, even with a kind of twisted love. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Junkies might be easy to knock down, but they’re never fragile. They have souls like old leather shoes studded with steel, and they’re about as much good as friends. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses. (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) When the term machine gun enters common parlance, the word machine becomes much more sinister (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Come on, it’s almost midnight. Let’s go watch them cut the cake (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) The flowers were so beautiful, so delicate and unthreatening, but they choked everything around them (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep (Scott Westerfeld Quotes) 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 (Scott Westerfeld Quotes)

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