“Wars have a way reinventing people. And making too many things disappear. -Sonia” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“war, the issue doesn’t matter anymore, because now it’s about one thing and one thing only: how much each side hates the… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Wars are often waged not because of what we believe, but because of the things we want others to believe. — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Maybe it's the best answer of all. If more people could admit they really don't know, maybe there never would have been… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
She smiles at them as they go by and continues to play, making it clear that this furnace of a place, full… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“So what happens when your universe begins to get off balance, and you don’t have any experience with bringing it back to… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
We can lie to ourselves, saying we believe one thing, and sometimes we convince other's it's true, with the hope that by… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
You see, a conflict always begins with an issue - a difference of opinion, an argument. But by the time it turns… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Even though Connor can't see Hayden's face, he can hear the truth of it in his voice. There was no hint of… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“If someone had told Allie that she would commit a premeditated act of murder, she would not have believed it. She would… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“So tell us," says Connor, "in The World According to Hayden, when do we start to live?" A long silence from Hayden,… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Picking locks was not a skill he had ever cultivated, but he persisted day after day, turning the tip of his talon into different… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“If you come anywhere near my daughter, I will see to it that you are taken apart piece by bloody piece. Do I make… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug. — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when “should be” gets crushed… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“And you know the darkness beyond despair, just as intimately as you know the soaring heights. Because in this and all universes, there is… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“while an adult could rarely be universally loved, everyone could love the right kid.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“It's like art, you know? Picasso had to prove to the world he can paint the right way, before he goes putting both eyes… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
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… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“There was never anything wrong with my life. Perhaps that was the problem... The crack in my life was the fact that I had… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“But fate is a freak when it comes to messing with your future in ways you don't see coming.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
“The sad truth about humanity, Risa was quick to realize, is that people believe what they are told. Maybe not the first time, but… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share
