Scott Westerfeld Quotes - Page 9

That letter was your whole future, you daft prince." "It was my past. I lost that the night my parents died. But I found you, Deryn. Maybe I wasn't meant to end the war, but I was meant to find you. I know that. You've saved me from having any reason to keep going." "We save each other. That's how it works.

Emperors are vain and useless things.

She couldn't disappoint the whole village. There were no wallscreens here, no newsfeeds or satellites bands, and touring soccer teams were no doubt few and far between. (...), that made stories a valuable commodity, and it probably wasn't very often that a stranger dropped in from the sky.

Suddenly a pair of searchlights lanced out from the frigate. They swept across the dark expanse - bright knives slicing the night into pieces.

Let others wage war. You, lucky Austria, shall marry.

You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit!

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

Tally wondered if you could talk somebody out of their brain damage.

Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so touchy. He grasped her waist, sending a crackle across her skin. If Alek moved his hands any higher, he might notice what was hidden beneath her careful tailoring. “Always keep sideways to your opponent,” he said, gently turning her. “That way, your chest presents the smallest possible target.” “Aye, the smallest possible target,” Deryn sighed. Her secret was safe, it seemed.

You all say you need us. Well, maybe you do, but not to help, with the millions of bubbly new minds about to be unleashed, with all the cities coming awake at last. Together, you're more than enough to change the world without us. So from now on, David and I are here to stand in your way. You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.

Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death.

Do you love him?" Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. "He makes me feel like that. Like flying.

Come on, it's almost midnight. Let's go watch them cut the cake.