The question wasn't whether or not I cared about him; the question was, how much? I'm glad Tennyson didn't ask that, because then I'd have to ask myself; and I already knew the answer. I cared far more than was safe.
Neal ShustermanTags: questions caring-too-much
It was easier to deal with Tennyson when he was fighting me; but having him on my side was frightening, because now I didn't know who the enemy was.
Neal ShustermanI love you, Brew." "No you don't," he said. "Just shut up and take it," I told him. He smiled. "Okay.
Neal ShustermanThe thing was, if I had found a way to escape- even for just a little while- I knew the pain would be there waiting for me when I got back.
Neal ShustermanWalls don't fall without effort.
Neal Shusterman... "Keep your eyes on the prize," although I think he should have also said "Go after the prize," too; and maybe that's why prizes ever came his way, because all he ever did was look at them.
Neal ShustermanTags: prize go-after-it
Those eyes of his just look up at me, pupils dilated in the diffused lights of the room. Wide, black pools, seeking out galaxies.
Neal ShustermanTags: eyes giant eyes-like-stars enormity
In the end, blame didn't shine on an individual. It was a floodlight cast on all of us. And all because we longed for healing and happiness- as if happiness is a state of being. But it's not. Happiness is a vector. It's movement. Like my own momentum across the pool, joy can only be defined by the speed at which you're moving away from pain.
Neal ShustermanDid you ever get the feeling that everything was too perfect? Like the moment was so good that something had to be wrong? Kind of like the way a fish sees that bright, shiny lure just before it chomps down and gets hauled out of water to become someone's lunch.
Neal ShustermanTags: simile fish metaphor perfect perfectionism suspicion suspicious
Man, Grandma, what big hair you have."
"The better to style with, my dear.
Tags: funny fairy-tales hair fairy-tale red-riding-hood
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