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Patrick Ness Quotes

War makes monsters of men, you once said to me Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your fellow man, too much knowledge of his weakness, his pathetic greed and vanity, and how laughably easy it is to control him Picture Quote #1

A monster, I think, remembering what Ben told me once. War makes Monsters of Men Picture Quote #1

Her accent’s funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown’s. Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. In Prentisstown, everyone talks like they’re sneaking up on their words, ready to club them from behind Picture Quote #1

Never trust a politician, Todd. They have no fixed center, so you can never believe them Picture Quote #1

And then a low and powerful sound rumbles thru the sky, like some giant, deep horn. A sound God would make when he wanted yer attenshun Picture Quote #1

And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops Picture Quote #1

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Life ain’t fair. It ain’t. Not never. It’s pointless and stupid and there’s only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can’t love nothing or no one cuz it’ll all be taken away or ruined and you’ll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive Picture Quote #1

I get tired of comedies where there are a bunch of funny guys and a beautiful woman who doesn’t do anything funny. And I don’t like books where there’s a rough-and-tumble boy and a really clever, snotty girl. That’s just not my experience with teenagers Picture Quote #1

That’s what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job Picture Quote #1

What a sad thing men are. Can’t do nothing good without being so weak we have to mess it up. Can’t build something up without tearing it down Picture Quote #1

I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it’s a shock that so few books are available to them Picture Quote #1

For me it is really important to have a story with blood in the veins, there are bad tempers and good tempers Picture Quote #1

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I live in England, so I take a lot of trains, and you can’t really go anywhere without somebody talking on their mobile phone behind you, forcing you to listen to their conversation. With the Internet, with texting, with networking sites, there’s already information everywhere Picture Quote #1

The best characters in books are always the difficult ones, and why would you want to fall in love with someone difficult? The ones I’d fall in love with are the ones I’d definitely keep out of a book Picture Quote #1

We are the choices we make. And have to make. We aren’t anything else Picture Quote #1

Limitations can be hugely creative and hugely inspiring - so long as they are the ones you choose for yourself Picture Quote #1

...That it’s making a dare to the world and when has the world ever let us win a dare? ~pg 423 Picture Quote #1

I’m a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I’m out running. It also helps that I can’t write it down immediately - if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it Picture Quote #1

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I got tired of books where the boy is a bit thick and the girl’s very clever. Why does it have to such an opposition? Why can’t they be like the girls and boys that I know personally, who are equally funny and equally cross? Who get things equally wrong and are equally brave? And make the same mistakes? Picture Quote #1

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the ‘exit feeling’ Picture Quote #1

Yeah, my parents are crappy, but you hurt either of my sisters and I will spend my life finding ways to destroy you Picture Quote #1

Anything that anybody wants to give me is great! I’ve had folk songs, heavy metal songs, jewellery... I would never call anything any fan gives me weird, as it’s how people express what they like about the books, what it means to them, and that’s a wonderful thing Picture Quote #1

For me, when I start a novel, I only have a general sense of what I am going to do - usually three or four big scenes or something to which I can really respond emotionally Picture Quote #1

Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they’re mine Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes witches merit saving. Quite often, actually. You’d be surprised Picture Quote #1

I promised to keep on going but maybe keep on going means coming back first Picture Quote #1

It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again Picture Quote #1

Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and hunt Picture Quote #1

Stories are important... They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth Picture Quote #1

The justifications of men who kill should always be heard with skepticism, said the monster Picture Quote #1

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War makes monsters of men, you once said to me Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your fellow man, too much knowledge of his weakness, his pathetic greed and vanity, and how laughably easy it is to control him (Patrick Ness Quotes) A monster, I think, remembering what Ben told me once. War makes Monsters of Men (Patrick Ness Quotes) Her accent’s funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown’s. Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. In Prentisstown, everyone talks like they’re sneaking up on their words, ready to club them from behind (Patrick Ness Quotes) Never trust a politician, Todd. They have no fixed center, so you can never believe them (Patrick Ness Quotes) And then a low and powerful sound rumbles thru the sky, like some giant, deep horn. A sound God would make when he wanted yer attenshun (Patrick Ness Quotes) And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops (Patrick Ness Quotes) Life ain’t fair. It ain’t. Not never. It’s pointless and stupid and there’s only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can’t love nothing or no one cuz it’ll all be taken away or ruined and you’ll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive (Patrick Ness Quotes) I get tired of comedies where there are a bunch of funny guys and a beautiful woman who doesn’t do anything funny. And I don’t like books where there’s a rough-and-tumble boy and a really clever, snotty girl. That’s just not my experience with teenagers. (Patrick Ness Quotes) That’s what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job (Patrick Ness Quotes) What a sad thing men are. Can’t do nothing good without being so weak we have to mess it up. Can’t build something up without tearing it down. (Patrick Ness Quotes) I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it’s a shock that so few books are available to them. (Patrick Ness Quotes) For me it is really important to have a story with blood in the veins, there are bad tempers and good tempers. (Patrick Ness Quotes) I live in England, so I take a lot of trains, and you can’t really go anywhere without somebody talking on their mobile phone behind you, forcing you to listen to their conversation. With the Internet, with texting, with networking sites, there’s already information everywhere. (Patrick Ness Quotes) The best characters in books are always the difficult ones, and why would you want to fall in love with someone difficult? The ones I’d fall in love with are the ones I’d definitely keep out of a book. (Patrick Ness Quotes) We are the choices we make. And have to make. We aren’t anything else. (Patrick Ness Quotes) Limitations can be hugely creative and hugely inspiring - so long as they are the ones you choose for yourself. (Patrick Ness Quotes) ...That it’s making a dare to the world and when has the world ever let us win a dare? ~pg 423 (Patrick Ness Quotes) I’m a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I’m out running. It also helps that I can’t write it down immediately - if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it. (Patrick Ness Quotes) I got tired of books where the boy is a bit thick and the girl’s very clever. Why does it have to such an opposition? Why can’t they be like the girls and boys that I know personally, who are equally funny and equally cross? Who get things equally wrong and are equally brave? And make the same mistakes? (Patrick Ness Quotes) How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the ‘exit feeling’ (Patrick Ness Quotes) Yeah, my parents are crappy, but you hurt either of my sisters and I will spend my life finding ways to destroy you. (Patrick Ness Quotes) Anything that anybody wants to give me is great! I’ve had folk songs, heavy metal songs, jewellery... I would never call anything any fan gives me weird, as it’s how people express what they like about the books, what it means to them, and that’s a wonderful thing. (Patrick Ness Quotes) For me, when I start a novel, I only have a general sense of what I am going to do - usually three or four big scenes or something to which I can really respond emotionally. (Patrick Ness Quotes) Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they’re mine. (Patrick Ness Quotes) Sometimes witches merit saving. Quite often, actually. You’d be surprised (Patrick Ness Quotes) I promised to keep on going but maybe keep on going means coming back first (Patrick Ness Quotes) It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again (Patrick Ness Quotes) Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and hunt (Patrick Ness Quotes) Stories are important... They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth (Patrick Ness Quotes) The justifications of men who kill should always be heard with skepticism, said the monster (Patrick Ness Quotes)

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