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.

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.

I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence.

I've always enjoyed the teen angst thing. I had a lot of teen angst as I was growing up, so I think I have a lot to say about it through characters before I have to move on.

Some day, the world will discover that, without thought, there can be no love.

The modern Agnostic improves upon the ancient by adding "I don't care" to "I don't know.

Most people in this country, while they might not be happy about things, also are woefully ignorant about many things. Sometimes people can learn, but other times they have to be confronted.

There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. It is because they both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil.

God is, to me, pretty much a myth created over time to deny the idea that we're all responsible for our own actions.

I suddenly find out that I'm 60, and I get shocked by the number, because I feel like I'm 20.

Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman.

If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.