Tally Quotes

“Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”
― Scott Westerfeld, The Uglies Trilogy

“When she awoke, the world was on fire.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“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 clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy.
"Well, kind of. But you suck!”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Never bored on a hoverboard.”
― Scott Westerfeld

“The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because we took a lot of risks together. It could just as easily be me lying there, and he would stay with me if it was."
"It's just programming!"
"No. It's because I love him.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

“The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Bubbly is bogus.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

“The physical beauty…also cleared her mind of worries. Every day seemed to change the mountain, the sky, and the surrounding valleys, making them spectacular in a completely new way. Nature, at least, didn’t need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“He tried to measure his day
by tallying the hours on his wrist.
I wiped it off and called him a prisoner.
He placed the hours on a scale
with hours from former days to compare.
I took a hammer and broke it all.
He bent down and picked up the
shards of minutes first
then swept the seconds.
I told him he’d missed a spot;
there were some sparkling specks left.
'What are they?' he asked.
'Those are moments,' I said.
'What are they made of?' he asked.
They are times, I thought, when you win a race
or win a heart.
They are times when you give birth
or lay something, someone to rest.
When you wake up in the morning
with a smile because anything is possible.
When someone compliments the thing
you hate most about yourself.
Times when you are embarrassed.
Times when you are hurtful.
Times when you relish in a hearty meal.
Times when you service others and
are content with a well-spent day.
'What are they made of?' he asked again.
'They are made up of times when we are fully present.'
I picked up one of the specks with the tip
of my finger.
'Do you remember this?' I asked.
'Of course,' he said, 'I was whistling in the kitchen
that morning.'
'Why?' I asked.
'Because of the knowledge
that I was loved.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“I’m hungry.”
“So am I.” His tone was a lazy invitation. “When are you going to feed me?”
― nalini singh, Mine to Possess

“Target your random acts of kindness, to keep a tally of who owes what”
― Josh Stern, And That’s Why I’m Single

“I sent Shay, Peris, and everyone else the same message...”
― Scott Westerfield

“It doesn't affect the way I feel about you, but is it wrong that I want you to experience the joy I've found in books?”
― Laura Trentham, Then He Kissed Me

“Josh, you saw him," Tally says, "What did he look like? Did he look nice?"

"He looked like a person," Josh grunts.

"Don't be a spoilsport," Tally says, and Caid hears her smack Josh on the arm.

"Shortish, blondish, thinish," Josh says.

"Thank you, Josh," Caid says, "Your way with words astounds me yet again."

"Well, whatever," Tally says. "What did you guys talk about? You said he's nice?"

"We talked about a lot of things. And yeah, he's—I mean, we traded numbers, so hopefully he'll call."

"I hope so, too," Tally says. "I'm glad you have somebody to hang out with now."

"Because I was such horrible company?" Josh says, voice thick and deep like he's got a mouthful of ice cream.

"I wouldn't say horrible," Caid says. "Unbearable, maybe. Like one of those YouTube videos that never loads." And with that, he shoots a shit-eating grin in Josh's direction, and shovels a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth.”
― seventhswan, The Sudden Visibility of Sound

“Too many cold, hungry nights had taught her a special kind of practicality, but in that moment, she believed in his magic.”
― Laura Trentham, Then He Kissed Me

“But somehow her satisfaction never lasted very long. She always found herself changing, pushing against the limits and ruining things for everyone around her.

"It's not always my fault," she said softly. "Things just get complicated, sometimes.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“Told me to play it cool
I break the rules, I’m breaking hearts in two
Want me to make the rules or play the fool, it ain’t that hard to choose
Take apart the “do”s and “don’t”s and lose the “won’t”s
I’m getting mine
Mine’s is mine, yours is mine
This is mine, get in line”
― BLACKPINK

“All Ticked and Tallied; be it life, be it accounts. I am a Chartered Accountant.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Debit Credit of Life: from the good books of accounts