912 Quotes by Neal Shusterman

The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when ‘should be’ gets crushed by what is. Sometimes I think it would be easier to die than to face that, because ‘what could have been’ is much more highly regarded than ‘what should have been.’ Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.

Sometimes prejudice can be slapped upside the head by tolerance.

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.

The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we’re so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once impossible.

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

Immortality has turned us all into cartoons.

You must stop these reckless surrenders to your momentary moods.

That’s exactly what the scythedom is: high school with murder.

I still can’t figure out if it’s bravery or cowardice to take your own life. I can’t figure out whether it’s being selfish, or selfless. It is the ultimate act of letting go of oneself, or a cheap act of self-possession? People say a failed attempt is a cry for help. I guess that’s true if the person meant it to be unsuccessful. But then, I guess most failed attempts aren’t entirely sincere, because, let’s face it, if you want to off yourself, there are plenty of ways to make sure it works.