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
lizards
I go where the lizards tell me.
coffee writing winning
I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I've switched to a mode best described as 'slow and steady wins the race.' Basically, I write during the same four hours every day, after breakfast and the all-important coffee, generally in the same room and wearing the same pajamas.
kissing risk
But it's always taking a risk, when you ... kiss someone new.
behavior worried knows
But you know what? It's not my behavior I'm worried about anymore. It's yours.
men past dinner
Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.
hard-work boys hard
Barking hard work, being a boy.
sleep men allergic
The man was allergic to sleep.
wise people peculiar
Oh, this beast? It's...perspicacious loris. 'Perspicacious' meaning 'wise or canny'." "Get stuffed," Bovril said, then giggled. "And it insults people," Telsa said. "How peculiar.
war cities use
Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.
littles annoyance have-a-little-faith
Have a little faith in me, Volger." "I have great faith, tempered with vast annoyance.
house blame made
You can't blame a match for a house made of straw, Alek.
water speech geek
A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.
instruction manuals
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual.
way faults
It's just the way things are." she shrugged. "It's no one's fault." "Or everyone's.