"In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly."

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Source : Scott Westerfeld (2005). “Uglies”

Scott Westerfeld

#Ugly Quotes #Normal Quotes #World Quotes

“I think the biggest misconception about me is people really don't know who I really am. They see the party side of me, they see the crazy side of me. But I also have a laid-back side. You know, I'm chill, down to earth. If you want to grab a cup of coffee and just talk about life, I can do that.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Nature forms us in a certain manner, both inwardly and outwardly, and it is in vain to attempt to alter it.”

Source : Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1845). “Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope: As Related by Herself in Conversations with Her Physician; Comprising Her Opinions and Anecdotes of Some of the Most Remarkable Persons of Her Time”, p.14
“I realized that there is something else that is influencing people to behave like that, and that's the taking of the souls away from God. If you get people to sin, they get pushed further away from God and eventually God doesn't really own the soul anymore. The Devil owns the soul and that's where the danger comes in. Because in the end, there's no do-overs.”
“You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.”
“While I was drawn to the Renaissance, my first (unpublished) novels took place in modern times. When the subject of alchemy started creeping into my stories, an astute mentor observed that the bits about alchemy might fit better in another time frame. When I finally decided to weave the pieces about the medieval science into historical settings, a successful novel began to emerge. (And I dusted off that art history book, and put it to use once again.)”

Source : Source: www.yabookshelf.com
“Superior writers, videographers and other content makers want to work with their own kind and for their own kind.”

Source : "Nick Denton’s ‘State of Gawker 2012’ Memo: ‘Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul.’" by Foster Kamer, observer.com. January 05, 2012.
“I sing a bit and play guitar.”
“You have to make sure that people are still motivated and happy and creatively challenged so that it can all be stitched together. The voice acting starts after a lot of the storyboards are done.”

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