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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 2603fec | Still, it seemed to us that the main reason we were hated must be that we always lived by stealing. From the earliest times, rats lived around the edges of human cities and farms, stowed away on men's ships, gnawed holes in their floors and stole their food. Sometimes we were accused of biting human children; I didn't believe that, nor did any of usunless it was some kind of a subnormal rat, bred in the worst of city slums. And that, of cou.. | rats upbringing | Robert C. O'Brien | |
| 0d7b981 | Moxie's wifi network is You_Suck_at_Writing, with underscores. The password's 'DearGenius,' no space. You found the note on her desk, right? | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| fcc6e9a | All roads, whether long or short, are hard," said Frog. "Come, you have begun your journey, and all else necessarily follows from that act. Be of good cheer. The sun is bright. The sky is blue. The world lies before you." | Russell Hoban | ||
| 615d9a8 | If we'd been edible we'd never have lasted this long. | Russell Hoban | ||
| 0532c31 | It's just . . . it feels like someone's going to ask me for ID. Like, writer ID." The" | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| f7601e0 | the things we write, they aren't always really us. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| aed28ba | Pero siempre se corre un riesgo cuando uno... besa a alguien nuevo | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 5cf0cca | Some mornings when I wake up, it takes a long time to remember who I am. Like, it takes a while for everything that's happened in last month to download into my brain. It's nice, not knowing. Even if it's just for five minutes. | inspirational sad yourself | Scott Westerfeld | |
| eafdd0d | Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didn't feel the same. "Barking spiders," she muttered softly," | deryn hug | Scott Westerfeld | |
| 94f000b | It's important to understand that the human brain is filled with meaningless chatter. Improperly trained or augmented, it jumps between reliving past humiliations and worrying over future hypotheticals. This can cause serious inadequacies when the need for decisive action arises in the present. There are, however, small evolutionary benefits to this chronological chaos. Those with no concern for the future often fail to prepare for it adequ.. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 4dda52b | Your book is smart and beautiful. I want to have its sequels. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 4fd8ad4 | And I kind of love it that you want to know everything. | love relationship | Scott Westerfeld | |
| 93e1770 | The whole idea that he could take what he wanted without affecting anyone was bull****. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 7497e71 | Happy endings are popular. Do you not watch movies?" "Yeah, but that's movies," Darcy groaned. "Books are above all that!" -- | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3ed5d80 | I'm here to learn. And what you have taught me is to avoid love as long as possible. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3af1a2c | The opening chapter was the book's unique selling point, the singular idea that had carried Darcy through last November, and Coleman had just come up with it off the top of his head. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 94549f7 | And even though her journal was just random sentences, she did spin stories in my head. The sound of her voice made dreams happen. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 0e2ab42 | She would find her answers in the words she wrote, in the stories she told, not by asking for permission. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3be871e | But I'll do anything in my power to stop them from taking you away." She took a shuddering breath, then let her eyes fall closed. "Promise?" "Anything. As you said in Tokyo, we're meant to be together." | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3ed8957 | Don't worry," he kept saying. "The overworld can't hurt you if you stay calm." I wasn't calm at all. But my panic was like a poisonous snake at a zoo, staring at me from the other side of thick glass. Only Yamaraj's touch on my arm kept the glass from shattering. His skin seemed to burn against mine." | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| a2d84e8 | Because that's what people need after traumas, apparently - lots of long conversations about the effects of trauma. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 0d4acde | It must be horrible to see an ugly face when your surrounded by such beautiful people all the time. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 279252c | The thought of publishing--of the whole world reading Afterworlds--had always made Darcy feel naked and exposed, but loving had left her skinless. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3f8d465 | When you get your author's photo taken, be sure not to touch your face." "Why would I do that?" "It's a mystery, but quite common. You must have seen this one." Oscar struck a brooding pose, his fist beneath his chin. "For the author whose brain is too heavy to stay up on its own." | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 80d2556 | Al hacerte perfecto, tu aspecto no es lo unico que cambia --concluyo Tally. --No --convino David--. Tambien lo hace tu pensamiento. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| b005760 | The sight of Ethan - of Scam, since this was a mission - sent a trickle of annoyance down Crash's spine. Not like all the little itches of tech, just the ever-present need to punch him in the face. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| ba93172 | Darcy closed her eyes. Their lips met, and she breathed in the scent of the sun-heated tar beneath them and the salt of Imogen's skin. She felt the rumble of the traffic below traveling up through the building and into her spine, her fingertips, her tongue. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3bd2bdf | But I feel more real when I'm around her. Like I'm not fading. | friends real sadness | Scott Westerfeld | |
| c1af941 | What a waste, using her talents this way. Like a brain surgeon clubbing seals for a living. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 702fd31 | Everyone in the world was programmed by the place they were born, hemmed in by their beliefs, but you had to at least try to grow your own brain. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| ed3208c | The night went on like this, a mix of serious talk, utter bullshit, self-promotion, and slumber-party giddiness. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 1af7733 | She imagines herself as the long-dead Descartes, staring into his fireplace and building a world in his own mind. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| a449c8f | Me enloquecia que estuviera tan lejos, fuera del alcance de mi doliente piel. Pero tambien habia algo intenso en la incorporeidad, como si la distancia amplificase nuestra conexion. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 4901715 | Maybe human beings are programmed to help one another, even to fall in love. But just because it's human nature doesn't make it bad, Tally. Besides, we had a whole city of pretties to choose from, and we chose each other. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| b9423c5 | Freedom's easy to lose and hard to get back. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 20969c0 | My whole life, I always thought that I was the only impostor. That everyone else was certain they were real in some way that I could never understand. But what if they're all just faking too? Maybe none of us know who we really are. | Scott Westerfeld | ||
| 3e6ecb2 | It is understood that the world does not want to be understood. The world would not be this world if it did. | Mark Z. Danielewski | ||
| b5ba42b | Whereas, it is hereby decreed to all felines of the Middle Kingdom: They are enjoined to observe every provision of the judicial codes unless such provisions aforesaid have been abrogated heretofore, though any abrogation is liable to reinstatement at any time whatever and shall be effective retroactively without recourse on behalf of said felines whether or not said felines are presently or will be engaged in litigation. This decree is not.. | legalese | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 2aad605 | alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging, | inspirational knowledge-of-self philosophy reason values wisdom | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 78d229c | In addition to the smells of mince and pumpkin pies, the Sage and onions of turkey stuffing, another aroma floated in the air, the very essence of Santa Claus. Years later, when I was grown up, I still remembered that marvelous fragrance and recognized it as Scotch whisky. | 2001 alcoholism bad-santa christmas santa-claus scotch unintended-consequences | Lloyd Alexander | |
| 8180925 | often the trouble with magical things. They're never quite what you'd expect. | Lloyd Alexander | ||
| f56f79b | We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We have other favorites that give us what we most need at that particular time. But we never lose the old favorites. They're always with us. We just sort of accumulate them. --Lloyd Alexander | Donalyn Miller | ||
| 6d2712c | The ideal Lexivist should be a polymath or at least interested in many different areas and fields. When it comes to creativity, whether it is in CDT or art, the transformative effect which stems from our creations can have a liberating and inspirational effect on our very selves. What we excel at, whether that is business or politics, should carry a radiant and positive effect not just on the development and progression of the self but also.. | lexivism lexivist polymath | Alexander Lloyd Curran | |
| a9b0377 | The best company is when you are with those who bring out the best in you and those who inspire you to do what you love doing (Something "good."). Seneca realised that teaching and development comes from learning especially from those who at the time have a deep knowledge of all things and areas. The best teacher is the one who makes it fun and interesting at the same time. Whatever the subject, especially when teaching our children who abs.. | educational-philosophy fun knowledge teaching | Alexander Lloyd Curran |