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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/the-job-of-every-generation-is-to-discover-the-flaws-of-the-one-that/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

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## More by Justine Larbalestier

> [Blogging, I love you no matter how out of fashion you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/blogging-i-love-you-no-matter-how-out-of-fashion-you-are/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [“He left school without even sending you a text message saying 'I hope you enjoy the beautiful scenery on your trip through Dumpslandia.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/he-left-school-without-even-sending-you-a-text-message-saying-i-hope/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-ve-known-white-australian-girls-from-wealthy-families-who-were-sent/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [“See you in the fall.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/see-you-in-the-fall/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of Once upon a time shapes all the fiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/when-i-was-little-i-made-up-my-own-fairy-tales-and-the-ghostly-echo/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [My favourite vampires are all very scary indeed. So the idea of falling in love with one is just weird to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/my-favourite-vampires-are-all-very-scary-indeed-so-the-idea-of/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/have-you-ever-felt-kind-of-she-paused-detached-from-the-world-as-if/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/if-you-re-ever-invited-fellow-ya-authors-go-it-s-the-first-ya-con-i/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [I can critique the bad; I can take the good, and I can add whatever I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-can-critique-the-bad-i-can-take-the-good-and-i-can-add-whatever-i/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [The new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, while a vast improvement on his predecessor is not doing much, if anything, to slow that process done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/the-new-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-while-a-vast-improvement-on/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-am-not-nostradamus-nor-would-i-want-to-be-i-m-convinced-being-able/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [Zombies are the proletariat. Long live the workers!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/zombies-are-the-proletariat-long-live-the-workers/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [I'm almost back to being able to write as much as six hours a day .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-m-almost-back-to-being-able-to-write-as-much-as-six-hours-a-day/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [I discovered the writing of Kirsty Eagar and was blown away. Everyone needs to read her now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-discovered-the-writing-of-kirsty-eagar-and-was-blown-away-everyone/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

> [I'm one of those sad cases who've never wanted to be anything but a writer. I started writing my first novel when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justine-larbalestier/i-m-one-of-those-sad-cases-who-ve-never-wanted-to-be-anything-but-a/)

[Justine Larbalestier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justine-larbalestier/)

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