“Stupid dreams. Even the good ones are bad, because they remind you how poorly reality measures up.”
―
Neal Shusterman,
Unwind
“In a perfect world everything would be either black or white, right or wrong, and everyone would know the difference. But this isn't a perfect world. The problem is people who think it is.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“...One thing you learn when you've lived as long as I have-people aren't all good, and people aren't all bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives. Right now, I'm pleased to be in the light.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“Nice socks.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“You see, a conflict always begins with an issue - a difference of opinion, an argument. But by the time it turns into a war, the issue doesn't matter anymore, because now it's about one thing and one thing only: how much each side hates the other.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Hope in the shadow of fear is the world's most powerful motivator.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“You can't change laws without first changing human nature.'-Nurse GretaYou can't change human nature without first changing the law.'-Nurse Yvonne” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain.” ― Neal Shusterman, UnWholly
“Sure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It's like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he could paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on the side of a face... See if you paint wrong because that's the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you're an artist...You can take that to the grave and dig it up when you need it.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Death must exist for life to have meaning.” ― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead
“Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“Everyone is guilty of something, and everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers of life wrap around it. Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“It's funny how a flame can only burn your hand if you move too slow, you can tease it all you want and it never gets you, if you're quick enough.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“I think all young women are cursed with a streak of unrelenting foolishness, and all young men are cursed with a streak of absolute stupidity.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“The sad truth about humanity...is that people believe what they're told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.” ― Neal Shusterman, UnWholly
“Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.” ― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
“I'm scared," he says."I know," says the nurse."I want you all to go to Hell.""That's natural.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“In a perfect world everything would be either black or white, right or wrong, and everyone would know the difference. But this isn't a perfect world. The problem is people who think it is.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“...One thing you learn when you've lived as long as I have-people aren't all good, and people aren't all bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives. Right now, I'm pleased to be in the light.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“Nice socks.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“You see, a conflict always begins with an issue - a difference of opinion, an argument. But by the time it turns into a war, the issue doesn't matter anymore, because now it's about one thing and one thing only: how much each side hates the other.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Hope in the shadow of fear is the world's most powerful motivator.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“You can't change laws without first changing human nature.'-Nurse GretaYou can't change human nature without first changing the law.'-Nurse Yvonne” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain.” ― Neal Shusterman, UnWholly
“Sure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It's like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he could paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes on the side of a face... See if you paint wrong because that's the best you can do, you just a chump. But you do it because you want to? Then you're an artist...You can take that to the grave and dig it up when you need it.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“Death must exist for life to have meaning.” ― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead
“Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“Everyone is guilty of something, and everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers of life wrap around it. Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“It's funny how a flame can only burn your hand if you move too slow, you can tease it all you want and it never gets you, if you're quick enough.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
“I think all young women are cursed with a streak of unrelenting foolishness, and all young men are cursed with a streak of absolute stupidity.” ― Neal Shusterman, Scythe
“The sad truth about humanity...is that people believe what they're told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.” ― Neal Shusterman, UnWholly
“Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.” ― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
“I'm scared," he says."I know," says the nurse."I want you all to go to Hell.""That's natural.” ― Neal Shusterman, Unwind
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