912 Quotes by Neal Shusterman

It holds no fear for her now, because the shark has been tamed by the soul of a boy. No--the soul of a man.

The Fatigues all talk like that. Big-Picture-speak, Risa calls it. Seeing the whole, and none of the parts. It's not just in their speech but in their eyes as well.When they look at Risa, she can tell they don't really see her. They seem to see the mob of Unwinds more as a concept rather than a collection of anxious kids, and so they miss all the subtle social tremors that shake things just as powerfully as the jets shake the roof.

My life as a Morlock,” he says. “Am I supposed to know what that is?” “Light-sensitive underground frogmen, often portrayed in bad green-rubber costumes. Sadly, this is what we've become. Except for the green-rubber costume part....The thing about Morlocks is that they're known to be cannibals.

Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness

Without the threat of suffering, we can't experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness.

Epiphanies are never convenient, and often arrive too late.

Lev bends down and takes the tranq gun away from the cop Connor has just rendered unconscious. "I came to save you.""That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!

Even though the whole world had slid of its axis. Breakfast was breakfast. How dare it be?

Love remains mortal