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title: "19 Want Quotes By Neal Shusterman"
description: "19 Want quotes by Neal Shusterman. Plus more from Neal Shusterman and more Want sayings from other authors."
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> [“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/)

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> [We want what you no longer want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/we-want-what-you-no-longer-want/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I don't want to be empty on the inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-don-t-want-to-be-empty-on-the-inside/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I'm scared," he says."I know," says the nurse."I want you all to go to Hell.""That's natural.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-m-scared-he-says-i-know-says-the-nurse-i-want-you-all-to-go-to-hell/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [Because if their own parents didn't care enough about them to keep them, who would want them in Heaven?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/because-if-their-own-parents-didn-t-care-enough-about-them-to-keep/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [Wars are often waged not because of what we believe, but because of the things we want others to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/wars-are-often-waged-not-because-of-what-we-believe-but-because-of/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I have no idea,' he tells her, and there is such a spark in his eye when he says it, she can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-have-no-idea-he-tells-her-and-there-is-such-a-spark-in-his-eye-when/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I'm against solutions that are worse than the problem. Like old women who want their hair dyed the color of shoe polish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-m-against-solutions-that-are-worse-than-the-problem-like-old-women/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [Suddenly it was obvious to Connor why they don't teach it. Once education was restructured and corporatized, they didn't want kids knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/suddenly-it-was-obvious-to-connor-why-they-don-t-teach-it-once/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [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/)

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> [It's funny how a flame can only burn your hand if you move too slow, you can tease it all you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/it-s-funny-how-a-flame-can-only-burn-your-hand-if-you-move-too-slow-2/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [ \[...\] 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/)

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> [Sure, I can talk like you, but I choose not to, It's like an art, you know? Picasso had to prove to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/sure-i-can-talk-like-you-but-i-choose-not-to-it-s-like-an-art-you/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [It's strange how we always want other people to feel what we feel. It must be a basic human drive. Misery loves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/it-s-strange-how-we-always-want-other-people-to-feel-what-we-feel-it/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [You're going to pee in someone's suitcase?" "Do you have any other ideas?" And suddenly Miracolina begins to snicker, then giggle, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-re-going-to-pee-in-someone-s-suitcase-do-you-have-any-other-ideas/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [You think you want to know the secrets of the universe. You think you want to see the way things all fit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/you-think-you-want-to-know-the-secrets-of-the-universe-you-think-you/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I came running down the stairs that morning, like it was Christmas. My parents were already up. In my family, presents never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-came-running-down-the-stairs-that-morning-like-it-was-christmas-my/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [I was asking if unwinding kills you, or if it leaves you alive somehow. C'mon—it's not like we haven't thought about it."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-was-asking-if-unwinding-kills-you-or-if-it-leaves-you-alive-somehow/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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> [We can lie to ourselves, saying we believe one thing, and sometimes we convince other's it's true, with the hope that by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/we-can-lie-to-ourselves-saying-we-believe-one-thing-and-sometimes-we/)

[Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/)

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## Other authors on Want

## 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/)

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