Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look," she said. "No," David said. "It changes the way you think. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Clear-cutting" was the word for what the Rusties had done to the old forests: felling every tree, killing every living thing, turning… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
...I want those perfect eyes and lips, and for everyone to look at me and gasp. And for everyone who sees me… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say design has become strictly functional. A lot of cars these days look downright comic book to me, and the… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
That was one problem with dramatic exits: Sometimes they wound up making you look like a bubblehead. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Haven't you ever known someone rejected by a lover, who, consumed by rage and jealousy, never lets go? They look on from… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Tally sighed, tipping her feet again to follow. "Maybe that's because they have better stuff to do than kid tricks. Maybe partying… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of the other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe. Only one… — Scott Westerfeld 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 in 28… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“You don't look very happy." Tally tried to smile. David had shared his biggest secret with her; she should tell him hers. But she… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“Weird, even for one of us. Or maybe she's worse." "Worse how?" "Normal.” — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image