Dystopian Author Quotes

Tahereh Mafi Girls are always talking about electricity in their romance, but none are too happy to actually be electrocuted, apparently. Bloody confusing, is what it […]

Tahereh Mafi It’s hot rain and humid days and broken thermostats. It’s screaming and raging steam engines and wanting to take your clothes off just to […]

Veronica Roth I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.

Veronica Roth Reading is such a huge part of my life.

Veronica Roth I used to go outside every day and invent these elaborate worlds and scenarios in my head, and when I grew too old for […]

Veronica Roth I started writing because I decided I was too old to play pretend in the backyard. Then I found that I could create those […]

Veronica Roth If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you’ve created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there’s no conflict, […]

Veronica Roth Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.

Veronica Roth I notice, however, that Peter only pretends to inject himself — when he presses the plunger down, the fluid runs down his throat, and […]