“ I did not come to heal her, the monster said. I came to heal you. ” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
It is a true story, the monster said. Many things that are true feel like a cheat. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
As destruction goes, the monster said behind him, this is all remarkably pitiful. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“You do not write your life with words, the monster said. You write it with actions.” — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ Stories are wild creatures , the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak? ” — 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
“ The answer is that it does not matter what you think , the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ You think I tell you stories to teach you lessons ? the monster said. You think I have coming walking out… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“What did he say?” Conor asked. He said enough to bring me walking, the monster said. I know injustice when I see… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Conor shook his head. "That's a terrible story. And a cheat." "It is a true story," the monster said. "Many things that… — 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… — 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
“ You were merely wishing for the end of pain, the monster said. Your own pain. An end to how it isolated… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Conor looked down at his hands, finally unclenching them. "Because what I thought was so wrong." It was not wrong, the monster… — 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
“I didn’t mean it,” Conor said. You did, the monster said, but you also did not. Conor sniffed and looked up to… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch?… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“ Never invisible again , the monster said, finally letting up, its huge branch-like fists curled tight as a clap of thunder.… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“You’re as old as the land and you’ve never heard of sarcasm?” Conor asked. Oh, I have heard of it, the monster… — 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
