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
cities mind together
You all say you need us. Well, maybe you do, but not to help, with the millions of bubbly new minds about to be unleashed, with all the cities coming awake at last. Together, you're more than enough to change the world without us. So from now on, David and I are here to stand in your way. You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.
minutes five-minutes five
Listen, you bubblehead-up-until-five-minutes-ago...
trouble middle happy-smile
There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.
school fire track
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 to provide the laugh track.
life reality perfect
With everything so perfect, reality seemed somehow fragile, as if the slightest interruption could imperil her pretty future... all of it felt as tenuous as a soap bubble, shivering and empty.
years evolution millions
you just took on five million years of evolution again
night hands comforting
That Shay was in possesion of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of night this had become.
mean kids thinking
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 in twenty viewers actually had a bad reaction. And it was mostly kids who were affected. I mean younger than you guys. I think the average age was about ten.' That made me feel somewhat better. But that was a kid's show,' said Jen. 'Maybe it affects everyone, but not that many adults were watching.' That made me feel less better. I wanted my protective bangs back.
fun party drunk
the parties are no fun until everyone gets drunk
worry people attention
People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.
bored
Never bored on a hoverboard.
beautiful strong special
Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast. Face it Tally-wa you're special...
cities fool
Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work.
love letting-go distance
Haven't you ever known someone rejected by a lover, who, consumed by rage and jealousy, never lets go? They look on from a distance, unseen but boiling inside. The emotion never seems to tire, this hatred mixed with intense obsession, even with a kind of twisted love.