As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

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

What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.

My name is tally youngblood and my mind is very ugly

Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty.

I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty." -Tally Youngblood

Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.

I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood

However stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay.

The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side.

A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.

You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!

For a book to be a good one a reader must have a connection with the characters and identify with them and have the story hold their attention and want more

When you are not aware that you are bringing old learning to your current relationships, you will want to lie about where it is coming from.

In right-angled triangles the square on the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares on the sides containing the right angle.

Lo! the poor toper whose untutored sense, Sees bliss in ale, and can with wine dispense; Whose head proud fancy never taught to steer, Beyond the muddy ecstasies of beer.

According to the Bible, a genuine answer to prayer is getting what you ask for.

Everybody is called to become a saint. Not everybody's gonna be canonized by the Church...The only thing about being canonized is you're already dead so you don't even get to go to the party.

I felt like a piece of trash. I felt dirty and I felt used and I was disappointed.

I sought excitement and, taking chances, I was all ready to fail in order to achieve something large.

What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.