Ally Condie
Ally Condie
Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an American writer of young-adult fiction, primarily under the name Ally Condie. She wrote the Matched trilogy, a science fiction dystopia, whose first book, Matched, was a New York Times Best Seller...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
thinking ifs
Do you think you could let someone go if you thought it was best for them?
thinking remember
Remembering is part of thinking, but not all of it.
thinking hands remember-where-you-came
I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth, so you always remember where you came from.
thinking sky laughing
And I laugh at myself for thinking I could touch the sky.
breakup memories thinking
Isn't it funny how the memories you cherish before a breakup can become your worst enemies afterwards? The thoughts you loved to think about, the memories you wanted to hold up to the light and view from every angle-it suddenly seems a lot safer to lock them in a box, far from the light of day and throw away the key. It's not an act of bitterness. It's an act if self-preservation. It's not always a bad idea to stay behind the window and look out at life instead, is it?
colorful dead feels life sharp throw
There's nothing like reading about a world that feels dead to throw your own beautiful, colorful life into sharp relief.
born raised southern
I was born and raised in southern Utah.
addition analytical decided english good husband liked lots met played poetry teacher time wrote
One of the things I've always liked about my husband is he's very good at lots of stuff. He was an English teacher when I met him. He wrote poetry and played the guitar. As time went on, he decided to go into economics, so he's very analytical and mathematical in addition to his artsy side.
beauty change experience future lets power worlds
The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.
reading situation
Reading the situation correctly is part of getting through it safely.
mother loss fighting
Because I feel no anger toward my mother. Only loss, and loss is a feeling you can’t fight your way out of as easily.
real people stories
In a story, you can turn to the front and begin again and everyone lives once more. That doesn't work in real life. And I love my real people the most.
parent matter bigs
I can trust in my parents' love. And it strikes me that is a big thing to trust, a big thing to have had, no matter what else happens.
fall ebb-and-flow leaving
There is ebb and flow. Leaving and coming. Flight and fall. Sing and silent. Reaching and reached.