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
Scott Westerfeld quotes about
doing-nothing sometimes hardest
Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.
brain trying world
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.
tally-youngblood
I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty." -Tally Youngblood
dark night knives
Suddenly a pair of searchlights lanced out from the frigate. They swept across the dark expanse - bright knives slicing the night into pieces.
ideas waiting pages
One of the most common questions writers are asked is "Where do you get your ideas?" But the sad truth is, we don't know. Ideas can come at any time and from any direction: in the shower, waiting for an elevator, or while bouncing across Wikipedia pages.
ugly missions sneak
She wasn't here to gawk. She was an infiltrator, a sneak, an ugly. And she had a mission.
trouble middle happy-smile
There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.
minutes five-minutes five
Listen, you bubblehead-up-until-five-minutes-ago...
brain damage despised
Which was worse: a friend with brain damage, or one who despised you?
lines firsts technique
I like my first lines short and declarative. No complicated sentences. Of course, that's not really a Scott thing. It's pretty classic grab-the-reader technique.
trouble said wardens
Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty.
dream princess dragons
And over all those sleepy weeks, the dream always ended the same way, with the dragon coming for the princess saying the same words every time.... "Face it, Tally-wa, you're Special.
love-you bye world
I love you all. But it's time to say good-bye, for now. be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly. -Tally Youngblood
cutting cake midnight
Come on, it's almost midnight. Let's go watch them cut the cake.