“Death makes the whole world kin. Rowan wondered if a world without death would then make everyone stranger.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“There was no lane line, no net, nothin to keep them apart but the well of her will. But that kept losing… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“To be either too good or too bad drew attention. As much as he hated being the lettuce, it was his comfort… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“shouldn't the punishment for failure be the awful knowledge of that failure?” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“She didn’t answer him. He didn’t expect her to. It was just a seed he wanted to plan.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“To live between the prospect of an unknown eternal sky and a dark, enveloping Earth must have been glorious— for how else… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“…found the use of actual old-school books off putting, but over time, he'd learned there was something very satisfying to the turning… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“He was loved, but only as one among a group of other beloved things.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“It was Rowan who had coined the term "lettuce-kid" to describe them. Both of them were born sandwiched somewhere in the middle… — 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 Image
“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 Image
Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug. — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“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 Image
That's wisdom you can take to the grave, and dig up when you need it! — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“while an adult could rarely be universally loved, everyone could love the right kid.” — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
