You have robbed me, and everyone here, of their purpose. That's not salvation, that's damnation.
Neal ShustermanSometimes, though, you make a pact with yourself. I'll pretend there's nothing wrong if you pretend there's nothing wrong. It's called denial, and it's one of the strongest pacts in the world. Just ask all those people who were still drinking champagne while the Titanic went down.
Neal ShustermanPerhaps, thought Talon, there was a path in between. A way to shed their ignorance without losing their souls.
Neal Shusterman...And perhaps you can sense, in some small twisting loop of your gut, the convergence of the wrong, of the right, and of the woefully misguided. If you do, then pay sharp attention to the moment you wake, and the moment you fall asleep...For maybe then you will know, without a shadow of a doubt, which is which.
Neal Shusterman