“I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady."
Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction.”

—  Scott Westerfeld , book Touching Darkness

Source: Touching Darkness

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American science fiction writer 1963

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