That's another thing about Noise. Everything that's ever happened to you just keeps right on talking, for ever and ever. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
I was born into all that, all that mess, the over-crowded swamp and the over-crowded sematary and the not-crowded-enough town, so I… — 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
It’s a trick Ben taught me to help settle my Noise. You close yer eyes and as clearly and calmly as you… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
You notice that he does not ask, Where am I?" says the Mayor's voice, moving out there, somewhere. "His first words are,… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
And then his noise falls completely silent- And he stops struggling- And looking right into my eyes- He dies. My Todd dies. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
TODD!" I yell again and I reach him and his Noise opens even farther and wraps around me like a blanket and… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Noise ain't Truth, Noise is what men want to be true, and there's a difference twixt those two things so big that… — 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
