--- title: "20 Unwind Quotes By Neal Shusterman" description: "20 Unwind quotes by Neal Shusterman. Plus more from Neal Shusterman and more Unwind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/neal-shusterman-412_lost_i-am-lost-in-every-possible-way-lev-2679_267952.png" --- > [“I am lost in every possible way-Lev”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-am-lost-in-every-possible-way-lev/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/neal-shusterman-412_lost_i-am-lost-in-every-possible-way-lev-2679_267952.png) > [“You can be anyone you want to be now," Unwind (pg. 80)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-can-be-anyone-you-want-to-be-now-unwind-pg-80/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/neal-shusterman-412_person_you-can-be-anyone-you-want-to-be-now-unw_1034934.png) > [Small victories are better than none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/small-victories-are-better-than-none/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/neal-shusterman-412_better_small-victories-are-better-than-none-275_2757585.png) > [“At last, he allows himself the wonderful luxury of hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/at-last-he-allows-himself-the-wonderful-luxury-of-hope/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/neal-shusterman-412_hope_at-last-he-allows-himself-the-wonderful_1570332.png) > [Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/fight-flight-and-screw-up-royaly/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/neal-shusterman-412_fight_fight-flight-and-screw-up-royaly-1516626_1516626.png) > [You don’t just go to somebody and say, ‘I’m a better person because you’re in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-don-t-just-go-to-somebody-and-say-i-m-a-better-person-because-you/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/neal-shusterman-412_better_you-don-t-just-go-to-somebody-and-say-i_266247.png) > [“First rule of motherhood, dearie: men are screw-ups. Learn it now and you'll be a whole lot happier.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/first-rule-of-motherhood-dearie-men-are-screw-ups-learn-it-now-and/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/neal-shusterman-412_happiness_first-rule-of-motherhood-dearie-men-are_1698266.png) > [“No one knows wether you’re a monster or a hero." "Is there a third choice?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/no-one-knows-wether-you-re-a-monster-or-a-hero-is-there-a-third-choice/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/neal-shusterman-412_choice_no-one-knows-wether-you-re-a-monster-or_2381844.png) > [“Maybe it's the best answer of all. If more people could admit they really don't know, maybe there never would have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/maybe-it-s-the-best-answer-of-all-if-more-people-could-admit-they/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/neal-shusterman-412_admit_maybe-it-s-the-best-answer-of-all-if-mor_222226.png) > [“This is how he always imagined- a dangerous place full of mystery and violent kids.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/this-is-how-he-always-imagined-a-dangerous-place-full-of-mystery-and/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/neal-shusterman-412_dangerous_this-is-how-he-always-imagined-a-dangero_2088980.png) > [“The headmaster's tie turns into a noose again, preventing blood from getting to his face”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-headmaster-s-tie-turns-into-a-noose-again-preventing-blood-from/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/784/neal-shusterman-412_headmaster_the-headmaster-s-tie-turns-into-a-noose_532971.png) > [ \[...\] every time he forces himself to think before acting, it's her voice in his head telling him to slow down. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/every-time-he-forces-himself-to-think-before-acting-it-s-her-voice-in/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/neal-shusterman-412_acting_every-time-he-forces-himself-to-think-be_1260604.jpg) > [The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-bill-of-life-was-signed-the-unwind-accord-went-into-effect-and/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/neal-shusterman-412_accord_the-bill-of-life-was-signed-the-unwind-a_2999208.png) > [“Most people have two emergency modes. But Connor always knew he had three: Fight, Flight, and Screw Up Royally. It was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/most-people-have-two-emergency-modes-but-connor-always-knew-he-had/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/neal-shusterman-412_connor_most-people-have-two-emergency-modes-but_1003400.jpg) > [They signed the unwind order just to spite each other,but laugh,laugh,laugh,Hayden, because if you ever stop laughing,it might just tear you apart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/they-signed-the-unwind-order-just-to-spite-each-other-but-laugh-laugh/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/neal-shusterman-412_comedy_they-signed-the-unwind-order-just-to-spi_2660667.png) > [Fine," Connor tells him. "Think about stuff until your head explodes. But the only thing I want to think about is surviving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/fine-connor-tells-him-think-about-stuff-until-your-head-explodes-but/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/neal-shusterman-412_disappointing_fine-connor-tells-him-think-about-stuff_2000821.png) > [Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/unwinds-didn-t-go-out-with-a-bang-they-didn-t-even-go-out-with-a/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/neal-shusterman-412_bangs_unwinds-didn-t-go-out-with-a-bang-they-d_2004205.png) > [You...you lost your faith?" "No...just my convictions. I still very much believe in God- just not a god who condones human tithing."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-you-lost-your-faith-no-just-my-convictions-i-still-very-much/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/neal-shusterman-412_arriving_you-you-lost-your-faith-no-just-my-convi_2677604.jpg) > [She smiles at them as they go by and continues to play, making it clear that this furnace of a place, full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/she-smiles-at-them-as-they-go-by-and-continues-to-play-making-it/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/neal-shusterman-412_clear_she-smiles-at-them-as-they-go-by-and-con_142319.jpg) > [“I wrote Unwind for lots of reasons, and it poses questions about a lot of subjects. To state it briefly, I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-wrote-unwind-for-lots-of-reasons-and-it-poses-questions-about-a-lot/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/neal-shusterman-412_choice_i-wrote-unwind-for-lots-of-reasons-and-i_3095295.png) ## More by Neal Shusterman > [“Picking locks was not a skill he had ever cultivated, but he persisted day after day, turning the tip of his talon into different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/picking-locks-was-not-a-skill-he-had-ever-cultivated-but-he-persisted/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [“If you come anywhere near my daughter, I will see to it that you are taken apart piece by bloody piece. 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/unwind/neal-shusterman/#itemlist", "name": "20 Unwind Quotes By Neal Shusterman", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I am lost in every possible way-Lev”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neal Shusterman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-am-lost-in-every-possible-way-lev/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/neal-shusterman-412_lost_i-am-lost-in-every-possible-way-lev-2679_267952.png", "contentUrl": 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