Neal Shusterman Quotes

I don't think people should confuse fantasy and reality because no one is perfect - we all know that.

People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment.

Thinking that everything is going to come together in a perfect way is not necessarily the way it's going to happen.

If ignorance were enough to make things not exist, the world would be more like a lot of people think it is. But it's not. And it's not.

The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination.

Everyone thinks the fashion business is so glamorous. It's completely the opposite.

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

It's not all Instagram worthy!

Anyone who thinks my life is cupcakes is all wrong.

Assuming if there's such a thing as reality, if you have a false relationship with it, how can you do anything but fail?

The grass is always greener on the other side - until you get there and see it's AstroTurf. Symbols are never reality. Someone might have amassed material success and fame, but that doesn't mean they're happy. So, don't go judging a person's life by the cover.

These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.

Her life was perfect. But as was often the case, the rest of us were still adjusting.

It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring on live TV.

People who think achieving success is a linear A-to-Z process, a straight shot to the top, simply aren't in touch with reality.

You see 'awesome' and I see 'lost.' It's very easy to lose touch with reality when you've got that many people thinking you are more than you really are.

Love doesn't conquer everything. And whoever thinks it does is a fool.

Reality is never a golden age.

I've found that people who look at things as they are, and not as they wish them to be, are the ones who succeed.

Hence reason also demands that, since our thoughts cannot all be true because we are not wholly perfect, what truth they do possess must inevitably be found in the thoughts we have when awake, rather than in our dreams.

That sucks, though," Wes said finally, his voice low. "You're just setting yourself up to fail, because you'll never get everything perfect." "Says who?" He just looked at me. "The world," he said, gesturing all around us, as if this party, this deck encompassed it all. "The universe. There's just no way. And why would you want everything to be perfect, anyway?" "I don't want everything to be perfect," I said. Just me, I thought. Somehow. "I just want—

People aren't always what you want them to be

Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception - we want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable - there is no way to control perception, regardless of how much time and energy we spend trying.

It doesn't really matter what people think of me, I should just be connecting with people I really like instead of pretending to be the perfect version of myself.

I was pretty far gone, but not so far gone that I thought anyone with half a toehold in reality would think what we were doing was a good idea.