Quotes by Scott Westerfeld

The man was allergic to sleep.

She couldnt disappoint the whole village. There were no wallscreens here, no newsfeeds or satellites bands, and touring soccer teams were no doubt few and far between. (...), that made stories a valuable commodity, and it probably wasnt very often that a stranger dropped in from the sky.

As Melissa got closer, the taste of school began to foul her mouth.

You dont look very happy.Tally tried to smile. David had shared his biggest secret with her; she should tell him hers. But she wasnt brave enough to say the words. Its been a long night. Thats all.He smiled back. Dont worry, it wont last forever.

Assisted him? Dylan made the repairs. I only fell and hit my head, from what I can recall. Yes, I make excellent deadweight.

Left alone, human beings are a plague. They multiply relentlessly, consuming every resource, destroying everything they touch.

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right.

All that glitters is not hovery.

Tally wondered if you could talk somebody out of their brain damage.

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

Her only way home was to betray her friend.

Barking hard work, being a boy.

History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep.

Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didnt feel the same.Barking spiders, she muttered softly,

I can’t imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.

A milli-Helen is enough beauty to launch exactly one ship

Weird, even for one of us. Or maybe shes worse.Worse how?Normal.

Im a girl.When Deryn opened her eyes, the lady boffin was staring at her with no change of expression. Indeed, she

Maybe they’re not as mindless as we thought, or so dedicated to turning every last human into one of them. Like Kalyn says, they were just bored, waiting for something better to happen.And that better thing is us.