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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

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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Looks are deceiving, Risa says. After all, when I first saw you I thought you looked reasonably intelligent.
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Hey, says Hayden, I'm Switzerland neutral as can be, and also with great chocolate. Get lost, Roland tells him. Already am. And Hayden strolls away.
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Our conversation with the supermarket manager had been about as helpful as a New Jersey road sign, and if you've ever been there, you know the signs don't tell you the exit you're coming up to, they only point out the exits you've just missed.
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No true hero ever believes that they are one.
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...You know something, don't you? I know lots of things--your inquiry needs to be more specific. Just answer the question. True/false or multiple choice?
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Would you rather die, or be unwound? Now he finally knows the answer. Maybe this is what he wanted. Maybe it's why he stood there and taunted Roland. Because he'd rather be killed with a furious hand than dismembered with cool indifference.
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How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we had state testing, so we never got to it.
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It's amazing that something as simple as a kiss can overpower the worst of worries.
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You can't change laws without first changing human nature.' -Nurse Greta You can't change human nature without first changing the law.' -Nurse Yvonne
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Good in Crisis Sucks at Normal.’ That about sums up my whole life, doesn’t it?
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Then Jix locked eyes with him and said very calmly, If you hit her, I will open my mouth wide enough to swallow you whole, force you through my bowels, then out my other end. Avalon scowled at him. You can't do that. Try me, Jix said. Avalon backed off, then angrily stormed away, and Jix winked at Jill. One in five.
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