“You know that your truth, the one that you hide… is the thing you are most afraid of.” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ If you speak the truth, the monster whispered in his ear, you will be able to face whatever comes. ” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Teenagers are the greatest readers in the world - honest, unsnobby and loyal — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world changes, whether I want it to or not. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Stories are important...They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ You know that is not true, the monster said. You know that your truth, the one that you hide, Conor O’Malley,… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ Stories are important, the monster said. They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth. ” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ Many things that are true feel like a cheat. Kingdoms get the princes they deserve, farmers’ daughters die for no reason,… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Connor:I let her go. I could have held on but I let her go. The Monster:And that is the truth. Connor:I didn't… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Did it matter? George thought perhaps it did, and not in terms of finding truth or of any hope of discovering what… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ You must speak the truth and you must speak it now , Conor O'Malley. Say it. You must. Conor shook his… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Yes", Kumiko said, seriously. "Exactly that. The extraordinary happens all the time. So much, we can't take it. Life and happiness and… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“I rub the ears of my dog, my stupid goddam ruddy great dog that I never wanted but who hung around anyway and who… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“The Prince had fallen in love. She was only a farmer's daughter, but she was was beautiful, and also smart, as the daughters of… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“ But what is a dream, Conor O'Malley? the monster said, bending down so it's face was close to Conor's. Who is to say… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“And I feel her against me - And I think Viola - I think VIOLA! - I think VIOLA!!!! ” — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“But I'm still thinking about being born on a spaceship, an honest to badness spaceship. Growing up while flying along the stars, able to… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“You starting to feel hope yet?" Viola asks, her voice curious. "No," I say, fuddling my noise. "You?" Her eyebrows are up but she… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“I have two maxims that I believe, dear girl. One, if you can control yourself, you can control others. Two, if you can control… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
To live is to fight, to preserve life is to fight everything that man stands for. — Patrick Ness Copy Share
Because he KNEW he was doing wrong. He felt the PAIN of his actions'-- 'But he did not amen them,' shows the Sky. 'The… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
“This was a kingdom. (“What?” Conor said, looking around his backyard. “Here?”) (The monster cocked its head at him curiously. You have not heard… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
If you ever see a war," she says, not looking up from her clipboard, "you'll learn that war only destroys. No one escapes from… — Patrick Ness Copy Share
