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And the worst thing was, there were no mirrors out there in the wild, so the princess was left wondering whether she in fact was still beautiful... or if the fall had changed the story completely. (Scott Westerfeld)
It's not the traveling that takes courage Tally. I've done much longer trips on my own. It's leaving home. View quote
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Their reasons don't mean anything unless I have a choice. View quote
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What if destiny doesn't care? View quote
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Wow," came a familiar voice, "Hypochondriac killed the cat." -Dess. View quote
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It's just been a long week, that's all." "It's monday night, Jess." "My point exactly. View quote
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Cure for writer's block: blow something up(in the story) View quote
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You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit! View quote
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But it's always taking a risk, when you... kiss someone new. View quote
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What about a hoverboard?" "It's waiting on the roof, of course." Dr. Cable snorted. "What is it about you miscreants and those things? View quote
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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. (Scott Westerfeld)
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. View quote
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Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun. View quote
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Sometimes you have to delete characters from a scene just to keep from overcrowding the image. View quote
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The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you'd never know just by dating. View quote
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Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain. View quote
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I have no problem with commenters stating strong opinions, except for my usual annoyance with people who don't agree with me. View quote
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Turns out if you never lie, there's always someone mad at you. View quote
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A little drama wins more friends than boring. View quote
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Junkies might be easy to knock down, but they're never fragile. They have souls like old leather shoes studded with steel, and they're about as much good as friends. View quote
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Money's the same, whoever gives it to you. That was the point of money, after all: crisp and clean or wrinkled or disintegrated into quarters - a dollar was always worth a hundred cents. (Scott Westerfeld)
Hard work's a good distraction. View quote
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And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag. View quote
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Be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly. View quote
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Being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. Theyto be vapid and lazy and vain... and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities. View quote
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