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Lauren DeStefano is an American author known for her science fiction novels. Born on October 13, 1984, she graduated from Yale University with a Master of Fine Arts in Literature. Before becoming an author, she worked as an editor and teacher. DeStefano's debut novel, 'Waking God,' was published in 2011 and received widespread acclaim. Her works are celebrated for their unique perspective on the relationship between technology and human ethics.

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“The world seems so clean if you only looked up.”

Ifs World Inspiration Seems Clean

Book:Wither

Source: Wither

“I shake my head, watching snow tumble and swirl from an all-white sky. The world seems so clean if you only look up”

Ifs World Looks Seems White Sky Clean Snow Look Up Shakes Swirls

Book:Wither

Source: Wither

“Suddenly the clouds seem high above us. They’re moving over us in an arch, circling the planet. They have seen abysmal oceans and charred, scorched islands. They have seen how we destroyed the world. If I could see everything, as the clouds do, would I swirl around this remaining continent, still so full of color and life and seasons, wanting to protect it? Or would I just laugh at the futility of it all, and meander onward, down the earth’s sloping atmosphere?”

Ifs World Stills Seems Earth Moving Laughing Color Planets Protect Ocean Seasons Clouds Destroyed Atmosphere Islands If I Could Continents Futility Arches Swirls Color And Life

Author:Lauren DeStefano

“Everyone should remember being born. It doesn't seem fair that we only remember dying.”

Should Seems Remember Born Dying Fairs

Book:Fever

Source: Fever

“There was a desperate undercurrent to our marriage--a feeling of being in a dream from which I couldn't seem to awaken. A nagging sense that my life, laid out so neatly like the clothes Deirdre left on my divan, was no longer my own.”

Feelings Dream Seems Left My Own Clothes Desperate Nagging

Book:Fever

Source: Fever

“I wish I had a memory of that first violent shove, the shock of cold air, the sting of oxygen into new lungs. Everyone should remember being born. It doesn't seem fair that we only remember dying.”

Should Firsts Seems Remember Wish Born Memories Air Dying Cold Birth Fairs Violent Shock Oxygen Lungs Cold Air

Book:Fever

Source: Fever

“Childhood is a long, long road, from which that dark whispering forest of death seems an impossible destination.”

Long Seems Dark Impossible Childhood Forests Destination Whispering Long Road

Book:Sever

Source: Sever

“You have a way of looking at things. You make it seem as though everything's going to be okay. I can't imagine a more dangerous thing to have than hope like yours.”

Way I Can Seems Imagine Dangerous Okay Dangerous Things

Book:Sever

Source: Sever

About the Author

Born: October 13, 1984
Known for: Author
Quotes: 218

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