Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld
Scott David Westerfeldis an American writer of young adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth5 May 1963
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
feelings suffering flash
Tally, do you ever suffer from sudden flashes of anger or euphoria, countersocial impulses, or feelings of superiority?
bored mouths facts
Sometimes the facts in my head get bored and decide to take a walk in my mouth. Frequently this is a bad thing.
band way mysterious
Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.
fun heart broken
You're insane!" she shouted. "Pretty cool, huh?" "No!"Tally yelled. "Why didn't you tell me it was broken?" Shay shrugged. "More fun that way?" "More fun?" Her heart beating fast,her vision strangely clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy. "Well, kind of. But you suck!
lips young
You young things are too easily persuaded by the touch of lips.
mean beer gay
God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?" Morgan sighed again. "The whole thing was really embarrassing; my parents sent me to Brooklyn when they found out." She shrugged. "I thought I’d be safe in a gay bar, okay? What were you doing in there anyway?" Lace looked at me sidelong. "You were where?" I took a sip of beer, swallowed it. "I, uh, hadn’t been in the city...very long. I didn’t know.
riding-a-bicycle bears doe
As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)
mean special-you being-special
That was the whole point of being special: You existed to make sure everyone else behaved, but that didn't mean YOU had to.
rude textbooks sitting
A rat called Possible New Strain was sitting under a spaghetti strainer held down with a pile of journalism textbooks, saying rude things in rat-speak.
america sight rivals
And here in America rival newspapermen attack each other on sight?
thinking personality conflict
He and I have this... personality conflict. Namely, I think he should get a new one.
honesty lying eyebrows
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 do if she finds out you could ruin her plans." Frizz's eyebrows rose. "So let me get this straight, Aya-chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?" "We need another plan," Hiro said.
hurt want ifs
I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood
running war matter
No matter how far from the war we run, it always catches up with us.