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“When she awoke, the world was on fire.”
“Her only way home was to betray her friend.”
“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
“The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.”
“I spilled more times than a glass of milk on a roller coaster.”
“History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep.”
“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.”
“Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.”
“Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.”
“...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 h...”
“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.”
“Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty.”
“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 c...”
“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.”
“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 ...”
“We're not freaks, Tally. We're normal. We may not be gorgeous, but at least we're not hyped-up Barbie dolls.”
“Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vainMaddy glanced at Tallyand selfish. It only takes a twist to...”
“The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. Of course, Tally thought, youd have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right.”
“Once we turn, its new pretty, middle pretty, late pretty. Shay dropped her arms, and her board stopped drifting. Then dead pretty.”
“The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.”
