--- title: "4 Bridges Quotes By Neal Shusterman" description: "4 Bridges quotes by Neal Shusterman. Plus more from Neal Shusterman and more Bridges sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/neal-shusterman-412_bridges_then-she-offers-him-a-slim-but-sincere-s_514690.png" --- > [Then she offers him a slim but sincere smile, and he reluctantly returns it. It doesn't bridge the gap between them, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/then-she-offers-him-a-slim-but-sincere-smile-and-he-reluctantly/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/neal-shusterman-412_bridges_then-she-offers-him-a-slim-but-sincere-s_514690.png) > [He only wishes there were something that would heal the scars in his mind, which he can still feel. He sees his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/he-only-wishes-there-were-something-that-would-heal-the-scars-in-his/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/neal-shusterman-412_bridges_he-only-wishes-there-were-something-that_517662.jpg) > [I mean, it's like we all get our raw materials from our families―but it's up to us whether we build bridges or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-mean-it-s-like-we-all-get-our-raw-materials-from-our-families-but/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/neal-shusterman-412_bombs_i-mean-it-s-like-we-all-get-our-raw-mate_1201597.jpg) > [Cities are never random. No matter how chaotic they might seem, everything about them grows out of a need to solve a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/cities-are-never-random-no-matter-how-chaotic-they-might-seem-2/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/neal-shusterman-412_bridges_cities-are-never-random-no-matter-how-ch_2081450.png) ## Other authors on Bridges - [Mehmet Murat Ildan 30 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-j-clinton-95571.jpg) William J. 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Do I make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/if-you-come-anywhere-near-my-daughter-i-will-see-to-it-that-you-are/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/dead-kids-are-put-on-pedestals-but-mentally-ill-kids-get-hidden-under/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-fear-of-not-living-is-a-deep-abiding-dread-of-watching-your-own/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [That's wisdom you can take to the grave, and dig up when you need it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/that-s-wisdom-you-can-take-to-the-grave-and-dig-up-when-you-need-it/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“And you know the darkness beyond despair, just as intimately as you know the soaring heights. Because in this and all universes, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/and-you-know-the-darkness-beyond-despair-just-as-intimately-as-you/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [You may feel a tugging sensation near your ankles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-may-feel-a-tugging-sensation-near-your-ankles/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“while an adult could rarely be universally loved, everyone could love the right kid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/while-an-adult-could-rarely-be-universally-loved-everyone-could-love/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/it-s-like-art-you-know-picasso-had-to-prove-to-the-world-he-can-paint/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-way-i-see-it-the-impossible-happens-all-the-time-but-we-re-so/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“a true leader never puts his ego ahead of his assets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/a-true-leader-never-puts-his-ego-ahead-of-his-assets/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [If you have to ask then you don't deserve an answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/if-you-have-to-ask-then-you-don-t-deserve-an-answer/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“There was never anything wrong with my life. Perhaps that was the problem... The crack in my life was the fact that I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/there-was-never-anything-wrong-with-my-life-perhaps-that-was-the/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“But fate is a freak when it comes to messing with your future in ways you don't see coming.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/but-fate-is-a-freak-when-it-comes-to-messing-with-your-future-in-ways/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“The sad truth about humanity, Risa was quick to realize, is that people believe what they are told. Maybe not the first time, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-sad-truth-about-humanity-risa-was-quick-to-realize-is-that-people/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/neal-shusterman/#itemlist", "name": "4 Bridges Quotes By Neal Shusterman", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Then she offers him a slim but sincere smile, and he reluctantly returns it. 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