Quotes from The Secret Hour

“Wow," came a familiar voice, "Hypochondriac killed the cat."
-Dess”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“Apparently textbooks were an endangered species here in Bixby, Oklahoma. ”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“He and I have this... personality conflict. Namely, I think he should get a new one.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“She laughed and broke into a run, racing out to grab handfuls of raindrops from the air, all alone in a world of diamonds.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“As Melissa got closer, the taste of school began to foul her mouth.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“Didn't any of these brainless wonders ever notice that TV shows were called programs? the same word that meant a bunch of numbers stuck into a computer to make it dance for its masters?”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

“The moment her feet touched the floor, a chill ran up her spine. She was standing on her sweatshirt, which lay next to her bed in a crumpled pile. It was soaking wet.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour

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BookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the author’s best ideas.

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