Quotes by Scott Westerfeld

The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side.

Do you love him?Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. He makes me feel like that. Like flying.

Its amazing how quickly nature consumes human places after we turn our backs on them. Life is a hungry thing.

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

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

And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.

I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.

Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.

Maybe she still was a pretty-head, making up irrational stories about the empty forest. The longer she stayed alone out here, the more Tally understood why the Rusties and their predecessors had believed in invisible beings, praying to placate spirits as they trashed the natural world around them.

Ignorance doesnt lead to salvation, nor does knowledge pave the way to sin. - Cinda Williams Chima

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.

She needed Andrew Simpson Smith, it was that simple. And he had spent his life training to help people like her. Gods. Okay, Andrew. But lets leave today. Im in a hurry.Of course. Today. He stroked the place where his slight beard was beginning to grow. These ruins where your friends are waiting? Where are they?Tally glances up at the sun, still low enough to indicate the eastern horizon. After a moments calculation, she pointed off to the northwest, back toward the city and beyond that, the Rusty Ruins. About a weeks walk that way. A week?That means seven days.Yes, I know the gods calendar, he said huffily. But a whole week?Yeah. Thats not so far, is it? The hunters had been tireless on their march the night before. He shook his head, an awed expression on his face. But that is beyond the edge of the world.

Youre insane! she shouted.Pretty cool, huh?No!Tally yelled. Why didnt you tell me it was broken?Shay shrugged. More fun that way?More fun? Her heart beating fast,her vision strangely clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy.Well, kind of. But you suck!

The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when thered been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly.

Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered.

Maybe human beings are programmed … to help one another, even to fall in love. But just because its human nature doesnt make it bad, Tally. Besides, we had a whole city of pretties to choose from, and we chose each other.

Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos.

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

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

He thinks Goliath can end the war, Alek managed at last. The man wants peace! As do we all, Count Volger said. But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.