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I spilled more times than a glass of milk on a roller coaster.Scott Westerfeld
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Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.Scott Westerfeld
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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
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The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly.Scott Westerfeld
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What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.Scott Westerfeld
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...I want those perfect eyes and lips, and for everyone to look at me and gasp. And for everyone who sees me to think Who's that? and want to get to know me, and listen to what I say."" I'd rather have something to say.Scott Westerfeld
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But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.Scott Westerfeld
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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.Scott Westerfeld
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The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.Scott Westerfeld
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When she awoke, the world was on fire.Scott Westerfeld
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Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.Scott Westerfeld
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Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood, " she said. "make me pretty.Scott Westerfeld
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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
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Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain– Maddy glanced at Tally–and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities. He always thought that some people could think their way out of it.Scott Westerfeld
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That's the worst thing they do to you, to any of you. Whatever those brain lesions are all about, the worst damage is done before they even pick up the knife: You're all brainwashed into believing you're ugly.Scott Westerfeld
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The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right.Scott Westerfeld
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Once we turn, it’s new pretty, middle pretty, late pretty.” Shay dropped her arms, and her board stopped drifting. “Then dead pretty.Scott Westerfeld
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Her only way home was to betray her friend.Scott Westerfeld
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History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep.Scott Westerfeld
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The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.Scott Westerfeld