That's all I want. Just you and me. Always. Lauren Oliver More Quotes by Lauren Oliver More Quotes From Lauren Oliver A room full of words that are nearly the truth but not quite, each note fluttering off the steam of its rose like a broken butterfly wing. Lauren Oliver butterflybrokenwings So far I've seen the life studies packet used as (1) an umbrella, (2) a makeshift towel, (3) a pillow, and now this. I have never actually seen anyone study with it, which either means that everyone who graduates from Thomas Jefferson will be totally unprepared for life or that certain things can't be learned in bullet-point format. Lauren Oliver towelsbulletsmean I'm starved for different light, a different sun,different sky. Lauren Oliver differentlightsky Everyone just wasting time because they have so much of it to waste, minutes slipping by on who's with who and did you hear. Lauren Oliver wasting-timeslippingwaste I think dystopian futures are also a reflection of current fears. Lauren Oliver i-thinkthinkdystopianreflection I was a troubled teen and I was constantly looking for someone to throw me a rope. Those ropes are connections. They allow us to see that life exists beyond the little worlds we are currently a part of. Lauren Oliver teenlookingmelife I think I'm able to do so much because writing is what I love to do. So, often when I have free time, I choose to write and edit. Lauren Oliver freethinktimelove I often write two books simultaneously. Usually one of them starts out as a fun experiment designed to give me a daily break from the real book I'm writing. And then that becomes a real book too. Lauren Oliver dailymefunbook I love to sleep. I'm an excellent, excellent sleeper. Lauren Oliver i-loveexcellentsleeplove I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made. Lauren Oliver beforehowmadebook I have a beautiful pair of Giuseppe Zanotti black pumps that make me feel like a model every time I put them on. I have a pair of Jimmy Choo flats I would marry, if I could. Lauren Oliver meblacktimebeautiful With 'Delirium,' I had to spend time thinking about the political, social and religious structure of a different world. But it was a fun challenge. Lauren Oliver challengetimeworldthinking I think 'Voldemort' is definitely the scariest villain. Lauren Oliver definitelyi-thinkthinkvillain One of the things I've tried to do in my career is really write different kinds of books, so I'm able to broaden people's expectations of what I'm allowed to do. Lauren Oliver careerthingsexpectationspeople I feel a lot of adult fiction looks down on plot as a lesser form of literature. Lauren Oliver downfeelliteraturelooks There are times I wish I was more conventional. I would get a husband and a baby and a big SUV in the 'burbs and be happy. But forging my own way - my career, my relationships with wonderful but troubled people - that's who I am. Lauren Oliver be-happyi-amhappypeople I think all artists are only interested in a couple of themes, really. I'm primarily interested in change and connection as being this restorative force. I write about them because that's what I think about in my own life. Lauren Oliver thinkmy-ownchangelife I try to write characters that are as real, emotionally and psychologically, as I can make them; I feel the same way about setting. This often means that I'm drawing from my experiences and observations. Lauren Oliver feeldrawingi-canway
