912 Quotes by Neal Shusterman

Every Unwind believes in their heart of hearts that it won’t happen to them – that their parents, no matter how strained things get, will be smart enough not to fall for the net ads, TV commercials, and billboards that say things like “Unwinding: the sensible solution.

Preventative measures are the bane of spontaneous action,” he said. “I prefer the glory of heroism amidst panic.

Wasn’t that the greatest perk of a perfect world? That there were no limits to what a person could do or become?

I marveled that people could live so close – that you could literally be surrounded by thousands who were only inches away – and yet be completely isolated. I found it hard to imagine. It’s not so hard for me to imagine anymore.

What must life have been like in the Age of Mortality? Full of passions, both good and bad. Fear giving rise to faith. Despair giving meaning to elation. They say even the winters were colder and the summers were warmer in those days.

We are not just AWOLS! We are not just parts! We are whole human beings-and history will look back on these times in shame!

I’m just saying that if we stopped fighting for lost causes, where would we be?

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.

I vow to become the change that might have been.