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Scott Westerfeld

(1963) Novelist United States

321 quotes in 1037 categories

Scott Westerfeld’s 321 excerpts showcase his knack for mixing speculative wonder with grounded commentary. From futuristic visions to reflections on creativity, his words invite readers to think beyond the ordinary while staying anchored in everyday experience.

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Scott Westerfeld is a novelist from the United States, best known for Uglies.

Quick Facts About Scott Westerfeld

Born: May 5, 1963
Nationality: United States
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: Uglies
Spouse: Justine Larbalestier

About Scott Westerfeld

Scott David Westerfeld is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the Uglies and the Leviathan series.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book Q130749096 Q130820029 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Young-Adult Novel

Quotes by Scott Westerfeld

“I took a rant-sized breath.”

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Breath

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Hard work's a good distraction.

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Distraction

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What if destiny doesn't care?

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Care

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Fuzzy Tally is no more.

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Fuzzy

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“Bubbly is bogus.”

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Bogus

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“Rex lost his specs.”

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Lost

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Okay... That's still blind-making.

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Blind

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“Face it, Tally-wa, you're special”

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Special

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What happens when perfection isn't good enough?

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Enough

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Dude, I just watched you climb up a f*cking building!-Lace

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Building

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Maybe kissing is sort of like nature's coffee

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Coffee

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Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.

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Brain

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Irony is always the best weapon against fascism.

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Fascism

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And here in America rival newspapermen attack each other on sight?

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America

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Turns out if you never lie, there's always someone mad at you.

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Lying

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I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty." -Tally Youngblood

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Girl

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Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast. Face it Tally-wa you're special...

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Beautiful

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But they're already singing our praises!" "They are Americans. They toot their horns for anything.

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America

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Perhaps Clankers and Darwinists would always be at war, if only in their hearts.

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Heart

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He and I have this... personality conflict. Namely, I think he should get a new one.

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Conflict

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What about a hoverboard?" "It's waiting on the roof, of course." Dr. Cable snorted. "What is it about you miscreants and those…

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Drs

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“I wonder why they never come back,” Shay said. “Just to visit.” Tally swallowed. “Because we’re so ugly, Skinny, that’s why.”

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Shay Said

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Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered.

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Ask questions

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“So my foolhardiness has produced the correct strategy, Count?” “Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”

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Foolhardiness

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I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. However, my adult books…

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Adult

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“The beauty of the world…has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. —Virginia Woolf, A Room of…

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Beauty

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Haven't you ever known someone rejected by a lover, who, consumed by rage and jealousy, never lets go? They look on from…

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Age

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Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if…

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Civilization

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When I finish a first draft, I often look back at first chapters I wrote and laugh at them. They're like pictures…

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Back

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The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!” Alek tried not to laugh. “Then what…

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Clever

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I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always…

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Conviction

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He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're..." "Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngbood. My mind…

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Car

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“I can pick up the city feeds on my antenna. It said they were going to change you all. Turn you into…

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Shook Head

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“I'm a girl." When Deryn opened her eyes, the lady boffin was staring at her with no change of expression. "Indeed," she…

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Certainty

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Dess shook her head. "Before he walked off, Rex said for you to wait. He said it's totally important you don't touch…

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Darkling

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As a bio major, I figured "free will" meant chemicals in your brain telling you what to do, the molecules bouncing around…

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Bios

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Tally-When you looked around at everyone else how come you didn’t notice they were brain damaged? Az - We didn’t have much…

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Brain

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“And here's what I realized: You Sly Girls don't cry when you watch the big-face parties on the feeds, just because you…

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Fame

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Clear-cutting" was the word for what the Rusties had done to the old forests: felling every tree, killing every living thing, turning…

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Bunch

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“She needed Andrew Simpson Smith, it was that simple. And he had spent his life training to help people like her. Gods.…

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Border

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Scott Westerfeld by topic

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