I'm alone. And I'm crying. And no one is coming to the crib. And the nightlight has burned out. And I'm mad. I'm so mad. Left frontal lobe. I...I...I don't feel so good. Left occipital lobe. I... don't remember where...Left parietal lobe. I...I...I can't remember my name,but...but...Right temporal...but I'm still here. Right frontal. I'm still here... Right occipital.I'm still...Right parietal. I'm...Cerebellum. I'm...Thalamus. I...Hypothalamus. I...Hippocampus...Medulla.
Neal ShustermanIt was at that moment he realized that his spirit was truly human once more. For he no longer remembered how to be alone without being lonely.
Neal ShustermanThe measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.
Neal Shusterman