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Happiness is not a state of being. Happiness is a vector, it is movement.Neal Shusterman
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It does, Tennyson, because there’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. There’s a fine line between being assertive and being a bully. And you’re on the wrong side of both lines.Neal Shusterman
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So is darkness better than a heartfelt lie?Neal Shusterman
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The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once impossible.Neal Shusterman
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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?Neal Shusterman
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Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service, ' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.Neal Shusterman
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When you truly start to care about someone you become vulnerable to all sorts of things.Neal Shusterman
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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 Shusterman
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He's a conundrum- and there's still a piece missing from the puzzle." Whatever that piece was, there was a part of me telling me not to get involved- that it was too much to handle. That you shouldn't go out on a limb unless you're absolutely sure the limb can support your weight.Neal Shusterman
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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 Shusterman
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The 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 Shusterman
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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 Shusterman
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Walls don't fall without effort.Neal Shusterman