You don’t just go to somebody and say, ‘I’m a better person becau... by Neal Shusterman

You don’t just go to somebody and say, ‘I’m a better person because you’re in my head.

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You'll feel a tingling in your chest," says a surgeon. "It's noth... by Neal Shusterman

You'll feel a tingling in your chest," says a surgeon. "It's nothing to worry about.

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surgeons worry feels

And he thinks that if his soul had a form, this is what it would... by Neal Shusterman

And he thinks that if his soul had a form, this is what it would be. A baby sleeping in his arms.

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sleep baby thinking

I'll never understand how a man can live his life With his finger on the self-destruct button, Holding it there day after day, Blinded by an obsession to press it But lacking the conviction to do even that.

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buttons self men

So much of my life had been under tight control. So much of Quinn's life had been wild insanity. What we needed now was both: a directed burst of controlled insanity.

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quinn needed insanity

... always been a goal-oriented girl. it was both her strength and her weakness. She had a drive to completion that always gets things done, but it also made her inflexible, and stubborn.

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weakness girl goal

Statistically speaking, there's a better chance that some part of me will go on to greatness somewhere in the world. I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

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greatness useless goes-on

They were the screams of riders torn apart by the twisted reflect... by Neal Shusterman

They were the screams of riders torn apart by the twisted reflections of their own inner selves.

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torn-apart reflection self

"You...you lost your faith?" by Neal Shusterman

"You...you lost your faith?"

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building-up choices believe

Revelations are never convenient, and always annoying. by Neal Shusterman

Revelations are never convenient, and always annoying.

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convenient revelations annoying

How easy is murder when one calls it by a different name? How much easier is it for the conscience to condone "reaping" than "killing"-and when one knows that death isn't the end, does it stop the killing hand for fear of retribution, or does it simply make it easier to kill, because, if life continues, how can murder be murder at all?

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names doe hands

Makes sense, the earth is quick to consume the flesh of things th... by Neal Shusterman

Makes sense, the earth is quick to consume the flesh of things that ain't natural.

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flesh earth natural

Normally Connor would walk away from a conversation like this. His life is about tangibles: things you can see, hear and touch. God, souls, and all that has always been like a secret in a black box he couldn't see into, so it was easier just to leave it alone. Only now, he's inside the black box.

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black soul secret

The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you're suddenly g... by Neal Shusterman

The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you're suddenly going to believe.

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knowing believe

You know that feeling you get when your leg falls asleep? Well, I suddenly had that feeling in my spine. Like termites were chewing through the marrow in my backbone.

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fear feelings fall

It can be said, then, that Everlost is heaven...for the places that deserve a share of forever. Such places are few and far between...The greatest of these stood near Manhattan's southern-most tip: the two gray brothers to the green statue in the bay. The towers had found their heaven...held fast, and held forever by the memories of a mourning world, and by the dignity of the souls who got where they were going on that dark September day.

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brother dark memories

Conner Lassiter. Scheduled to be unwound the 21st of November-until you went AWOL. You caused an accident that killed a bus driver, left dozens of others injured, and shut down an interstate highway for hours. Then, on top of it, you took a hostage AND shot a Juvey-cop with his own tranq gun." ..."He's the Akron AWOL?!

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dozen november gun

I was asking if unwinding kills you, or if it leaves you alive somehow. C'mon—it's not like we haven't thought about it." (...) What do you think, Connor?" asks Hayden. "What happens to your soul when you get unwound?" Who says I even got one?" For the sake of argument, let's say you do." Who says I want an argument?

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soul asking thinking

Fine," Connor tells him. "Think about stuff until your head explodes. But the only thing I want to think about is surviving to eighteen." I find your shallowness both refreshing and disappointing at the same time. Do you think that means I need therapy?

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mean needs thinking

Roland glares at Connor and Connor glares back. Then he says what he always says at moments like this. "Nice socks." Although Roland doesn't look down right away, it derails him just enough for him to back off. He doesn't check to see if his socks match until he thinks Connor isn't looking. And the moment he does, Connor snickers. Small victories are better than none.

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victory nice thinking

I gotta go to the bathroom," Emby mumbles. "You should have thought of that before you left," says Hayden, putting on his best mother voice. "How many times do we have to tell you? Always use the potty before climbing into a shipping crate.

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climbing should-have mother