--- title: "16 Way Quotes By Neal Shusterman" description: "16 Way quotes by Neal Shusterman. Plus more from Neal Shusterman and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/neal-shusterman-412_ignorance_perhaps-thought-talon-there-was-a-path-i_831273.png" --- > [Perhaps, thought Talon, there was a path in between. A way to shed their ignorance without losing their souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/perhaps-thought-talon-there-was-a-path-in-between-a-way-to-shed-their/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/neal-shusterman-412_ignorance_perhaps-thought-talon-there-was-a-path-i_831273.png) > [What? Were you born stupid, or did you just die that way?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/what-were-you-born-stupid-or-did-you-just-die-that-way/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/neal-shusterman-412_birth_what-were-you-born-stupid-or-did-you-jus_1352833.png) > [No," says Ariana. "It was a dream. Reality got in the way, that's all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/no-says-ariana-it-was-a-dream-reality-got-in-the-way-that-s-all/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/neal-shusterman-412_dream_no-says-ariana-it-was-a-dream-reality-go_2213473.png) > [Try to see things differently - It's the only way to get a clearer perspective on the world and on your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/try-to-see-things-differently-it-s-the-only-way-to-get-a-clearer/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/neal-shusterman-412_clearer_try-to-see-things-differently-it-s-the-o_1338943.png) > [The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/neal-shusterman-412_forget_the-way-i-see-it-the-impossible-happens_68491.png) > [does a sick society get so used to its illness that it can't remember being well? what if the memory is too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/does-a-sick-society-get-so-used-to-its-illness-that-it-can-t-remember/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/neal-shusterman-412_dangerous_does-a-sick-society-get-so-used-to-its-i_525901.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/neal-shusterman-412_eye_i-have-no-idea-he-tells-her-and-there-is_1557993.jpg) > [The thing was, if I had found a way to escape- even for just a little while- I knew the pain would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-thing-was-if-i-had-found-a-way-to-escape-even-for-just-a-little/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/neal-shusterman-412_escape_the-thing-was-if-i-had-found-a-way-to-es_2297659.png) > [think of it this way," he said "It took nine months to get you born, so doesn't it figure it would take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/think-of-it-this-way-he-said-it-took-nine-months-to-get-you-born-so/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/neal-shusterman-412_born_think-of-it-this-way-he-said-it-took-nin_279636.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/neal-shusterman-412_art_sure-i-can-talk-like-you-but-i-choose-no_984657.png) > [I have a color-coded computer spreadsheet that divides things down to chapter fragments. Each character's point-of-view is a different color. The text…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/i-have-a-color-coded-computer-spreadsheet-that-divides-things-down-to/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/neal-shusterman-412_back_i-have-a-color-coded-computer-spreadshee_798373.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/neal-shusterman-412_believe_you-think-you-want-to-know-the-secrets-o_319011.jpg) > [When it comes to such open-heart reflection, I'm a firm believer in the observer effect, which states that anything you try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/when-it-comes-to-such-open-heart-reflection-i-m-a-firm-believer-in/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/neal-shusterman-412_believer_when-it-comes-to-such-open-heart-reflect_836551.png) > [Do you know that if you take the books in an average school library and stretched out all those words into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/do-you-know-that-if-you-take-the-books-in-an-average-school-library/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/neal-shusterman-412_around-the-world_do-you-know-that-if-you-take-the-books-i_988587.png) > [The way I see it, truth only looks good when you're looking at it from far away. It's kind of like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-way-i-see-it-truth-only-looks-good-when-you-re-looking-at-it-from/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/neal-shusterman-412_beautiful_the-way-i-see-it-truth-only-looks-good-w_854035.png) > [The living do not see eternity, just as they don't see Everlost, but they sense both in ways that they don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/the-living-do-not-see-eternity-just-as-they-don-t-see-everlost-but/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/neal-shusterman-412_barriers_the-living-do-not-see-eternity-just-as-t_1979462.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/neal-shusterman/#itemlist", "name": "16 Way Quotes By Neal Shusterman", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perhaps, thought Talon, there was a path in between. 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