True story Quote by Patrick Ness

“I knew it,” Conor grumbled. “These kinds of stories always have stupid princes falling in love.” He started walking back to the house. “I…

— Patrick Ness

“Conor looked down at his hands, finally unclenching them. "Because what I thought was so wrong." It was not wrong, the monster said, It…

— Patrick Ness

“Conor wasn’t stupid. When they’d had the “little talk” the next day, he knew what his mum had done and why she had done…

— Patrick Ness

It is a true story, the monster said. Many things that are true feel like a cheat.

— Patrick Ness

“ You must speak the truth and you must speak it now , Conor O'Malley. Say it. You must. Conor shook his head again,…

— Patrick Ness

“Are you being a good boy for your mum?” Conor’s grandma pinched Conor’s cheeks so hard he swore she was going to draw blood.…

— Patrick Ness

“When the monster struck a blow, Conor felt the sting of it in his own fist. When the monster held Harry's arm behind his…

— Patrick Ness, (A Monster Calls

“This is all sounding pretty fairy tale-ish,” Conor said, suspiciously. You would not say that if you heard the screams of a man killed…

— Patrick Ness

“ The parson refused to believe the Apothecary could help, said the monster. When times were easy, the parson nearly destroyed the Apothecary, but…

— Patrick Ness

“What did he say?” Conor asked. He said enough to bring me walking, the monster said. I know injustice when I see it. ”

— Patrick Ness

Conor showed that he has got all of me in him and then some.

— Nigel Benn

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be…

— Max Holloway