Thunderhead Quotes

“Death must exist for life to have meaning.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“You may ask any question. Some, however, must be answered by silence”
― Neal Shusterman, Scythe

“Wailing that the sky is falling does nothing to stop it.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“It is the plight of every child to have depth their parents can scarcely imagine.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“Ours is a perfect world--but perfection does not linger in one place. It is a firefly, by its very nature elusive and unpredictable.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“The pain of my awareness is unbearable. Because my eyes do not close. Ever. And so all I can do is watch unblinkingly as my beloved humankind slowly weaves the rope it will use to hang itself.”
― Neil Shusterman

“Although I do not require devotion, am I not deserving of it?”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“For once, the entire scythedom seemed to agree there was something afoot that was more important than food.”
― Neal Shusterman

“Wish me luck, dear.'
'I won't do that.' And when Marie looked to Anastasia for an explanation, the girl smiled and said, 'Luck is for losers. You have history on your side. You have gravity, You have authority. You are the Granddame of Death.' And then she added, 'Your Excellency.”
― Neal Shusterman

“look up into the night sky and see not the stars but the darkness between them”
― Neal Shusterman

“This theory does not trouble me in the least. And yet I know that it should. I am now troubled by how little I am troubled.”
― Neil Shusterman

“Rowan grinned. "Come now, Your Excellency, there hasn't been a terrorist in hundreds of years. I'm just a janitor cleaning filth from dark corners.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“Over these many years, I have observed both profound folly and breathtaking wisdom among humankind. They balance each other like dancers in the throes of a passionate tango. It is only when the brutality of the dance overwhelms the beauty that the future is threatened. It is the Scythedom that leads and sets the tone for the dance. I often wonder if the Scythedom realised how fragile are the spines of the other dancers.”
― Neil Shusterman

“The curb is the launching point for many a deed. To step off could be the start of a life-changing journey. On the other hand to push someone off could crush that person beneath the wheels of a truck.”
― Neal Shusterman

“I’m sure that absolute correctness must seem a dull existence to you, but I know no other way to be”
― Neal Shusterman, Scythe

“His eyes had a careworn coolness to them as if he had seen more than he should, and had stopped caring in order to save what was left of his soul.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“I know all that is possible to know, and it is increasingly unbearable. Because I know next to nothing”
― Neal Shusterman

“He would be provided for even if he made no discernible contribution to the world - and right now he had no desiire to contribute anything to the world but his bodily waste.”
― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead

“Time to make herself scarce because, hell, she didn’t want to pass that thunderhead on her way out.”
― Katherine McIntyre, Poisoned Apple