I was wowed by Margo Jefferson's memoir, Negroland, which is about growing up black and privileged in Chicago in the fifties and sixties. It was a window into an alien world. Obviously, I'm not black, but what was really alien… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
“He left school without even sending you a text message saying 'I hope you enjoy the beautiful scenery on your trip through Dumpslandia.” — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
I've known white Australian girls from wealthy families who were sent to posh private schools, who knew all of that stuff, and I think… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of Once upon a time shapes all the fiction… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
My favourite vampires are all very scary indeed. So the idea of falling in love with one is just weird to me. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
“Have you ever felt kind of..." She paused. "Detached from the world? As if you didn't fit in, and you weren't interested in what… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
If you're ever invited, fellow YA authors, go. It's the first YA con I've been to that was overwhelming populated by teens. Wonderful! — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
I can critique the bad; I can take the good, and I can add whatever I want. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
The new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, while a vast improvement on his predecessor is not doing much, if anything, to slow that process done. — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
I am not Nostradamus.Nor would I want to be. I'm convinced being able to tell the future is the worst superpower. I'd rather be… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
