912 Quotes by Neal Shusterman

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

He looks very authoritative—even more so now in his uniform of brass buttons and blue wool—but authority and reason are two different things.

How do you judge the brightness of a light when you’re the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts.

Those eyes of his just look up at me, pupils dilated in the diffused lights of the room. Wide, black pools, seeking out galaxies.

Outside the rain finally began to fall, surging in fits and starts. “I love the way it rains here,” he told her. “It reminds me that some forces of nature can never be entirely subdued. They are eternal, which is a far better thing to be than immortal.

Faith is an unfortunate casualty of immortality.

Mary believes she was put on earth to bring an end to the living world.”Both Nick and Mikey just stared at her.“What do you mean … end?” asked Mikey.“End means end. Complete and total destruction. She wants to kill everyone and everything. She wants to bring down every building, burn every forest, empty every ocean of life. She wants to turn the earth into a dead planet …

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.

En matière de survie, il n’y a pas de seconde ou de troisième place qui tienne. C’est la médaille d’or ou la tombe. — Kelton