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
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
You’d best ask the lady boffin, sir,” Newkirk said. “Midshipmen aren’t allowed to have opinions. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, 'They lived happily ever after,' and… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
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
they walked with a pedatory grace.... one of them ripped off their hood and said, "my name is Tally Youngblood and is… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?" "I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
She turned to Frizz. "So you understand the problem? You can't let Tally know about Radical Honesty. There's no telling what she'll… — 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
Dess shook her head. "Before he walked off, Rex said for you to wait. He said it's totally important you don't touch… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Why are you still wearing...?" Aya began. "Oh, that's not smart plastic? You're really an ugly?" David rolled his eyes and Shay… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Now,young lady,I suppose you're here for a work assignment." Work?" Tally said. They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said.… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Oh, this beast? It's...perspicacious loris. 'Perspicacious' meaning 'wise or canny'." "Get stuffed," Bovril said, then giggled. "And it insults people," Telsa said.… — 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
