472 Quotes by Scott Westerfeld

I'm a girl."When Deryn opened her eyes, the lady boffin was staring at her with no change of expression. "Indeed," she said.Deryn's mouth feel open. "You mean you...Did you barking know?""I had no idea at all. But I make it a policy never to appear surprised." Dr. Barlow sighed, staring out the window. "Though on this occasion, it is proving rather more demanding than usual. A girl, you say? And you're quite certain?

Barking hard work, being a boy.

History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep.

First love is amazing and wonderful, but a kind of panic underlies it, a sense of not knowing what you're doing.

What if destiny doesn't care?

But they're already singing our praises!""They are Americans. They toot their horns for anything.

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.

Maybe that was the price of loving someone: you lost your grasp of where they ended and you began.

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.