“...humanity is a disease, a cancer on the body of the world.” — Scott Westerfeld Cancer Copy Share Image
“Aya, that's the barking strangest thing about battle - that it's real” — Scott Westerfeld Battle Copy Share Image
The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict. — Scott Westerfeld Conflict Copy Share Image
People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into… — Scott Westerfeld Attention Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the thoughts in my head get so bored they go out for a stroll through my mouth. This is rarely a… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Perhaps it's worth saying again: One reader's discomfort should never stand in the way of another reader's survival. — Scott Westerfeld Books Copy Share Image
“Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.” — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work. — Scott Westerfeld Cities Copy Share Image
The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!” Alek tried not to laugh. “Then what… — Scott Westerfeld Clever Copy Share Image
I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always… — Scott Westerfeld Conviction Copy Share Image
He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're..." "Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngbood. My mind… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Gravity was something you could beat; all it took was hydrogen, hot air, or even a bit of rope. But being a… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“But I’ll do anything in my power to stop them from taking you away.” She took a shuddering breath, then let her… — Scott Westerfeld Meant to be together Copy Share Image
“Would the hydrogen catch fire? Alek grasped the edge of the window, hardly feeling the broken glass against his palms. “Deryn” he… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Didn't this beat everything? A pretty and an ugly taking a stroll together. The warden came closer, confusion all over his middle-pretty… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
A rat called Possible New Strain was sitting under a spaghetti strainer held down with a pile of journalism textbooks, saying rude… — Scott Westerfeld Journalism Copy Share Image
“Or maybe when they do the operation- when they grind and stretch your bones to the right shape, peel off your face… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
I know what it’s like to be manipulated, Aya-la. And I know what it’s like to be in danger. While your city… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“Do you love him?” Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. “He makes me feel like that. Like flying.” “Then, you have… — Scott Westerfeld Feminism Copy Share Image
“Sure, zombies can “be a metaphor.” They can represent the oppressed, as in Land of the Dead, or humanity’s feral nature, as… — Scott Westerfeld Metaphors Copy Share Image
That letter was your whole future, you daft prince." "It was my past. I lost that the night my parents died. But… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
She couldn't disappoint the whole village. There were no wallscreens here, no newsfeeds or satellites bands, and touring soccer teams were no… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“Deryn had been there every step of the way. “We are connected, aren’t we?” “Aye,” she said, still chewing. “And for us… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
She looked at David closely, and the feeling was still there. She could see that his forehead was too high, that a… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
And here in America rival newspapermen attack each other on sight? — Scott Westerfeld America Copy Share Image
