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“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“Sometimes the facts in my head get bored and decide to take a walk in my mouth. Frequently this is a bad thing.”
― Scott Westerfeld, So Yesterday

“You're insane!" she shouted.
"Pretty cool, huh?"
"No!"Tally yelled. "Why didn't you tell me it was broken?"
Shay shrugged. "More fun that way?"
"More fun?" Her heart beating fast,her vision strangely clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy.
"Well, kind of. But you suck!”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“you dont see me, now you do, but only if i want you to”
― Scott Westerfeld

“Come on, it's almost midnight. Let's go watch them cut the cake.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“I know what it’s like to be manipulated, Aya-la. And I know what it’s like to be in danger. While your city was building you mansions to live in, my friends and I have been protecting this planet. We’ve spilled more blood than you have flowing in your veins. So don’t try to make me feel guilty!
-Tally Youngblood, Extras ”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Tally, do you ever suffer from sudden flashes of anger or euphoria, countersocial impulses, or feelings of superiority?”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“Listen, you bubblehead-up-until-five-minutes-ago...”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“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.”
― Scott Westerfeld

“Never bored on a hoverboard.”
― Scott Westerfeld

“your not alone, Tally. Don't pretend you are”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Now,young lady,I suppose you're here for a work assignment."
Work?" Tally said.
They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay burst into laughter.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“That Shay was in possesion of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of night this had become.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“I can pick up the city feeds on my antenna. It said they were going to change you all. Turn you into something less dangerous. Are you still...?"
She gazed at him. "What do you think, David?"
He peered into her eyes for a long moment, then sighed and shook his head. "You just look like Tally to me."
She looked down, her vision blurring.
What's the matter?"
Nothing, David." She shook her head. "You just took on five million years of evolution again."
I what? Did I say something wrong?"
No." She smiled. "You said something right.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast.
Face it Tally-wa you're special...”
― Scott Westerfeld, The Uglies Trilogy

“they walked with a pedatory grace.... one of them ripped off their hood and said, "my name is Tally Youngblood and is a special circumstance"....”
― Scott Westerfeld

“What happens when perfection isn't good enough?”
― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

“We're not freaks, Tally. We're normal. We may not be gorgeous, but at least we're not hyped-up Barbie dolls.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Even mocking people helped their face stats. In the reputation economy, the only real way to hurt anyone was to ignore them completely. And it was pretty hard to ignore someone who made your blood boil.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Out here, you find out that the city fools you about how things really work.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain . . . and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

“He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're..."

"Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngbood. My mind is very ugly. And I'm taking your car.”
― Scott Westerfeld

“Sometimes you can’t choose what you love.”
― Scott Westerfeld, The Last Days

“You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Why are you still wearing...?" Aya began. "Oh, that's not smart plastic? You're really an ugly?"
David rolled his eyes and Shay said quietly, "David's never had any surge at all. But I wouldn't use the word ugly...Tally might eat you.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Let me get this stright, Aya-Chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?"
-Frizz mizuno”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing
nothing.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras