Quotes from Neal Shusterman

I don't know what happens to our consciousness when we're unwound, says Connor. I don't even know when that consciousness starts. But I do know this. He pauses to make sure all of them are listening. We have a right to our lives! The kids go wild. We have a right to choose what happens to our bodies! The cheers reach fever pitch. We deserve a world where both those things are possible— and it's our job to help make that world.

The past never changes—and from what I can see, neither does the future.

So, if you're asking me if it's possible for you to make errors in judgement, the answer is yes. You make errors all the time... as does every other human being who has ever lived. Error is an intrinsic part of the human condition - and it is something I deeply love about humankind.

Who says I'm insane? Oh you're sane alright. You're so sane, you scare me. You're so sane, it's insane.

and I realize that this is the true core of human nature: When we've lost the strength to save ourselves, we somehow find the strength to save each other.

She plays music to heal herself, but nothing can heal her brokenness.

It's a curse to see all that might happen but never know what will.

The moment you're loved, that's when you got your soul.

It's strange how we always want other people to feel what we feel. It must be a basic human drive. Misery loves company, right? Or when you see a movie that you love, don't you want to drag all your friends to see it as well? Because it's only good the second time if it's the first time for somebody else—as if their experience somehow resonates inside of you.

You may ask any question. Some, however, must be answered by silence

Grief is not an excuse for depravity.

That which comes cannot be avoided.

One thing yo 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.

He does not deserve this. He has done many things, not all good, but he does not deserve this. And he never did get his priest.

Funny how you don't realize what's missing until you've found it.

I think about religion and how, once we because our own saviors, our own gods, most faiths became irrelevant. What must it have been like to believe in something greater than oneself? To accept imperfection and look to a rising vision of all we could never be? It must have been comforting. It must have lifted people from the mundane, but also justified all sorts of evil. I often wonder if the bright benefit of belief outweighed the darkness its abuse could bring.

Don Quixote - the famous literary madman - fought windmills. People think he saw giants when he looked at them, but those of us who've been there know the truth. He saw windmills, just like everyone else - but he believed they were giants. The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you're suddenly going to believe.

In this world, there is a fine line between enlightenment and brain damage.

They signed the unwind order just to spite each other,but laugh,laugh,laugh,Hayden, because if you ever stop laughing,it might just tear you apart worse than a Chop Shop.

Statistically speaking, there's a better chance that some part of me will go on to greatness somewhere in the world. I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

You have robbed me, and everyone here, of their purpose. That's not salvation, that's damnation.

You should never apologize for existing, Lev. Not even to all those people out there who wish you didn't.

Sure, when you're in the midst of your own suffering, it's easy to convince yourself that you're no good—but we are all tested in this life...The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.