Scott Westerfeld quotes - page 7

Even bloody and bruised, he had an odd sort of swagger, as if he crash-landed in giant air ships every day. (Scott Westerfeld)
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. View quote
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Fifteen!" Dess's distant cry reached him. "Where the hell are you, Rex? Ten. You're-an-idiot-nine, get-back-here-eight, you-dimwit-seven... View quote
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Being an author sucks, doesn't it? It's like telling a joke and nobody laughs for two years. View quote
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Bubbly is bogus. View quote
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Fine. Seer knows best, even if he is nuts. Maybe I can stand to wait a few more... whoa. What the hell happened to my car? -Melissa. View quote
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Real life doesn't have many happy endings. Why shouldn't books make up the difference? View quote
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Hiding from the truth was worse than being lied to. View quote
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Luckily for writers - and unluckily for history - every scientific idea creates human conflict. View quote
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When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister. View quote
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I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. (Scott Westerfeld)
I wouldn't say design has become strictly functional. A lot of cars these days look downright comic book to me, and the info-gadgets with which late industrial people spend the most time - phones, music players, etc. - are blobjects. View quote
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