“Sure, when you're in the midst of your own suffering, it's easy to convince yourself that you're no good—but we are all tested in this life… The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.”Neal Shusterman Source: UnWholly
“What he's really saying is: Please be a human being. With a life so full of rules and regiments, it's so easy to forget that's what they are. She knows—she sees—how often compassion takes a back seat to expediency.”Neal Shusterman book UnwindSource: Unwind
“Either things happen for a reason, or they happen for no reason at all. Either one's life is a thread in a glorious tapestry or humanity is just a hopelessly tangled knot.”Neal Shusterman Source: UnWholly
“I'll never understand how a man can live his lifeWith his finger on the self-destruct button,Holding it there day after day,Blinded by an obsession to press itBut lacking the conviction to do even that.”Neal Shusterman Source: Bruiser
“When you live a life without questions, you're unprepared for the questions when they come.”Neal Shusterman Source: UnWholly
“I used to be afraid of dying. Now I’m afraid of not living. There’s a difference. We go through life planning for a future, but sometimes that future never comes.”Neal Shusterman Source: Challenger Deep
“Maybe we're standing like coins on the edge?"Allie considered this. "Meaning?""Meaning, we might be able to shake things up a little, and find a way to come up heads.""Or tails," suggested Allie."What are youabout?" said Lief."Life and death.”Neal Shusterman book EverlostSource: Everlost
“Good in Crisis; Sucks at Normal.’ That about sums up my whole life, doesn’t it?”Neal Shusterman Source: UnSouled
“His life has been like a ballpark, hasn't it? All lines, structure, and rules, never changing. But now he's been hit over the wall into unknown territory.”Neal Shusterman book UnwindSource: Unwind