Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and hunt. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“There's so much proscription in the lives of young people, and it's so vital to have a place that says, look, here… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
...That it's making a dare to the world and when has the world ever let us win a dare?" ~pg 423 — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world, waiting for… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
They open up the world. Because knowledge is useless if you don’t know how to find it, if you don’t even know… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Viola? Keep calling for me– And I’ll keep searching for you– And I’ll find you– You bet yer life on it– I’ll… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“...I'm choosing my own story. Because if you can't do that, you might as well give up.” — 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
“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 Image
“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 Image
“ 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 Image
“And I feel her against me - And I think Viola - I think VIOLA! - I think VIOLA!!!! ” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
To live is to fight, to preserve life is to fight everything that man stands for. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
