And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe.… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Ring around the rosie. A pocket full of posie. Ashes ashes, we all fall down. Some people say that this poem is… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Even mocking people helped their face stats. In the reputation economy, the only real way to hurt anyone was to ignore them… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
I'm not sure what I am anymore... Sometimes I think I'm nothing but what other people have done to me―a big collection… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Nature was tough, it could be dangerous, but unlike Dr. Cable or shay, or peris-unlike people in general-it made sense. The problems… — 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
you're infamous, Tally. Everyone's terrified of you. The new system may have made the other cities nervous, but they seem to think… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Never give us what we really want. Cut the dream into pieces and scatter them like ashes. Dole out the empty promises.… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
However stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay. — 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
