Neal Shusterman

"We'll never be ready. So I guess that means we're as ready as we'll ever be."

"I came running down the stairs that morning, like it was Christmas. My parents were already up. In my family, presents never waited; they were there upon waking. Our family has a problem with what they called delayed gratification. We want what we want when we want it, and we always want it now."

"We're roughage,' Tyger said. 'If we don't cause a little intestinal distress, no one knows we're there."

"Man, Grandma, what big hair you have.'The better to style with, my dear."