You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
As long as I hold it as long as I use it, the knife lives, lives in order to take life, but… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
You said we all want there to be more than this! Well, there's always more than this. There's always something you don't… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Then at the top of the hill, the road forks. Which just figures. "You gotta be kidding." I say. One part of… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
As to how you'll help me," he says. "Well, we have met the Answer, have we not?" He turns back to look… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
War makes monsters of men, you once said to me Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
Ah, well, then you've never stood on a beach as the waves came crashing in, the water stretching out from you until… — 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
