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.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnwindStupid dreams. Even the good ones are bad, because they remind you how poorly reality measures up.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - Unwind"Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnWhollyThe sad truth about humanity... is that people believe what they're told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnWhollyHope in the shadow of fear is the world's most powerful motivator.
Neal Shusterman in Arc of a Scythe - Scythe"Looks are deceiving," Risa says. "After all, when I first saw you I thought you looked reasonably intelligent."
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnwindWithout the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy.
Neal Shusterman in Arc of a Scythe - ScytheI think all young women are cursed with a streak of unrelenting foolishness, and all young men are cursed with a streak of absolute stupidity.
Neal Shusterman in Arc of a Scythe - ScytheGetting to know someone in blind darkness changes your impression of them.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnwindI'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnSouledWhen you live a life without questions, you're unprepared for the questions when they come.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnWhollyI love writing music, but it seems I'm always writing words, so I don't get much time to do it.
Neal ShustermanThe moment you're loved, that's when you got your soul.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnwindSure, 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.
Neal Shusterman in Unwind Dystology - UnWholly