Home > Work > UnWholly (Unwind, #2)
1 " The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end. "
― Neal Shusterman , UnWholly (Unwind, #2)
2 " Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are. "
3 " Griping is for those without a plan of action... "
4 " Respect doesn't come without a little resentment. "
5 " How do you judge the brightness of a light when you’re the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts. "
6 " We'll never be ready. So I guess that means we're as ready as we'll ever be. "
7 " The sad truth about humanity...is that people believe what they're told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given. "
8 " Truth is truth. Implications are subjective. People will hear your words and draw their own conclusion. "
9 " This game could last for days if I keep going unconscious.""Or it could be over very quickly."Lev takes a deep breath and tries not to show any more fear than he has to. "Sounds exciting. I'm in. "
10 " They signed the unwind order just to spite each other,but laugh,laugh,laugh,Hayden, because if you ever stop laughing,it might just tear you apart worse than a Chop Shop. "
11 " Now he's far away, floating in the clouds, playing Scrabble with the Dalai Lama, but wouldn't you know it, all the tiles are in Tibetan. "
12 " Ooh, I like this one!" Connor says. "'Diminished prospects for future.' Sounds like a stock report! "
13 " Well...you're a martyr and I'm a patron saint-I can't think of anyone better! "
14 " Lev bends down and takes the tranq gun away from the cop Connor has just rendered unconscious. "I came to save you.""That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! "
15 " She points to the door. "Leave!" "No." So she picks up a hairbrush and throws it at him. It beans him on the head and ricochets to the wall, where it wedges behind the TV."Ow!" He grabs his head, grimacing. "That hurt!""Good, it was supposed to. "
16 " How many kids are in the Graveyard?""A bunch.""Who sends your supplies?""George Washington. Or is it Abraham Lincoln? I forget.""How often do you receive new arrivals?""About as often as you beat your wife. "
17 " I've had enough of organizations for a while, no matter how good the cause. I prefer being a free-agent rabble-rouser." Dan "
18 " Chain of command knows no age restrictions," he once told Connor. "You could be six, but if you were my superior, I'd still do as I was told. "
19 " Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain. "
20 " Anger is only our friend when we know its caliber and how to aim it. "