Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman
Neal Shustermanis an American writer of young-adult fiction. He won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature for Challenger Deep...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth12 November 1962
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
strong cities rivers
The living do not see eternity, just as they don't see Everlost, but they sense both in ways that they don't even know. They don't feel the Everlost barrier set across the Mississippi River, and yet no one had ever dared to draw city boundaries that straddle both sides of its waters. The living do not see Afterlights, and yet everyone has had times when they've felt a presence near them - sometimes comforting, sometimes not - but always strong enough to make one turn around and look over one's shoulder.
good-things beats explosives
The good thing about being explosive is that no one can beat you.
done doe priests
He does not deserve this. He has done many things, not all good, but he does not deserve this. And he never did get his priest.
kids wife forget
How many kids are in the Graveyard?" "A bunch." "Who sends your supplies?" "George Washington. Or is it Abraham Lincoln? I forget." "How often do you receive new arrivals?" "About as often as you beat your wife.
answers arguing come-up
The living would come up with endless theories to argue, because the living were exceptionally good at arguing, especially when no one knew the answer.
answers asks ifs
If you have to ask then you don't deserve an answer.
alive toilets said
Leadership is about keeping toilets flushing," the Admiral once said. "Unless you're on the battlefront. Then it's about staying alive. Neither are pleasant.
want empty
I don't want to be empty on the inside.
kids knowing government
Suddenly it was obvious to Connor why they don't teach it. Once education was restructured and corporatized, they didn't want kids knowing how close they came to toppling the government. They didn't want kids to know how much power they really had.
evil people like-her
You don't like her, do you?" "Who, me? No, I love her dearly. Evil scheming bitches are my favorite kind of people." (Risa)
littles resentment
Respect doesn't come without a little resentment.
no-friends doe icy
Milestone! This is a momentous occasion," he tells her cheerily. "It should be witnessed by a friend." She throws him an icy gaze, and he does a verbal back pedal. "Aaaand since no friends are present, I'll have to do.
victory unwind small-victories
Small victories are better than none.
stupid way born
What? Were you born stupid, or did you just die that way?