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Scott Westerfeld è uno scrittore statunitense.

Nato in Texas, oggi si divide tra Sydney, nel Nuovo Galles del Sud, in Australia, e New York City.

Nel 2001 ha sposato la scrittrice australiana Justine Larbalestier. Wikipedia  

✵ 5. Maggio 1963  •  Altri nomi اسکات وسترفیلد
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Scott Westerfeld frasi celebri

“Inattaccabile. Inoppugnabile. Perfettissima.”

Scott Westerfeld libro Blue Noon

Blue Noon

“Paradigmatica Autorevolezza Extranumerica”

Scott Westerfeld libro Blue Noon

Blue Noon

“«Be', potete anche non crederci, ma la gente si metteva davvero in maschera», rispose Rex. «Ma il rituale più importante consisteva nell'accendere dei falò. Bruciavano tutto quello che potevano, persino le ossa dei vitelli macellati, sperando di poter scacciare la notte per qualche ora in più. Naturalmente, sapevano che l'inverno avrebbe vinto prima o poi. Samhain riconosce l'avvento dell'oscurità». «Ehi», disse Dess. «Ecco una bella cartolina di auguri: "Spero che tu e i tuoi passiate un bell'avvento dell'oscurità"».”

Scott Westerfeld libro Blue Noon

Blue Noon

“«Aspettate un attimo!», esclamò all'improvviso Melissa. «Sta finendo». Rex prese di scatto il foglio e lo tolse dal tavolo. «Preparatevi.» Jonathan si fissò con forza sulla sedia. Melissa si fiorò di nuovo le tempie nella stessa posizione in cui stava quando era iniziata l'eclissi. Dess cercò di ricordarsi cosa stava facendo - probabilmente guardava Melissa e si chiedeva cosa diavolo avesse da strillare. Si girò verso la Telepate ele rifilò un adeguato sguardo di disprezzo.”

Scott Westerfeld libro Blue Noon

Blue Noon

Scott Westerfeld: Frasi in inglese

“Frighteningly Beautiful, Dangerously Strong, Breathtakingly Fast.
Face it Tally-wa you're special…”

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Origine: The Uglies Trilogy

“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.”

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“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.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Uglies

Origine: Uglies

“It doesn't take much convincing to make someone believe they're better than everyone else.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Specials

Origine: Specials

“I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady."
Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Touching Darkness

Origine: Touching Darkness

“Being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. Theyto be vapid and lazy and vain… and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Pretties

Origine: Pretties

“Oh, this beast? It's… perspicacious loris. 'Perspicacious' meaning 'wise or canny'."
"Get stuffed," Bovril said, then giggled.
"And it insults people," Telsa said. "How peculiar.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Goliath

Origine: Goliath

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

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Scott Westerfeld libro Extras

Origine: Extras

“And the worst thing was, there were no mirrors out there in the wild, so the princess was left wondering whether she in fact was still beautiful… or if the fall had changed the story completely.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Pretties

Origine: Pretties

“Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.”

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“What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, 'They lived happily ever after,' and that was it. But in real life people had to keep on living, day after day, year after year.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Afterworlds

Origine: Afterworlds

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

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Scott Westerfeld libro Uglies

Origine: Uglies

“Barking hard work, being a boy.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Leviathan

Origine: Leviathan

“I’m not against thinking; I’m only against thinking that thinking on its own will get you out of a hole. Shovel also needed.”

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“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.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Extras

Origine: Extras

“Even bloody and bruised, he had an odd sort of swagger, as if he crash-landed in giant air ships every day.”

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“The world needed more fireworks- especially now that there was going to be a shortage of beautiful, useless things.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Specials

Origine: Specials

“Emperors are vain and useless things.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Goliath

Origine: Goliath

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

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Scott Westerfeld libro Uglies

Origine: Uglies

“He makes me feel like that. Like flying.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Goliath

Origine: Goliath

“Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Uglies

Origine: Uglies

“There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.”

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“She smiled, turning toward Alek. "You don't know what a friend you have in Dylan.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Behemoth

Origine: Behemoth

“Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.”

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Scott Westerfeld libro Leviathan

Origine: Leviathan

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