And then his noise falls completely silent- And he stops struggling- And looking right into my eyes- He dies. My Todd dies.

Patrick Ness

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Faith with proof is no faith at all. by Patrick Ness

Faith with proof is no faith at all.

That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the... by Patrick Ness

That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.

Dogs don't got the problems of people. Dogs can be happy any old... by Patrick Ness

Dogs don't got the problems of people. Dogs can be happy any old time.

problem dog people

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 a war. No one. Not even the survivors.

clipboards survivor war

...That it's making a dare to the world and when has the world ev... by Patrick Ness

...That it's making a dare to the world and when has the world ever let us win a dare?" ~pg 423

dare winning world

Schooling ain't life." "Ain't it?" she says, her eyebrows raising... by Patrick Ness

Schooling ain't life." "Ain't it?" she says, her eyebrows raising in mock surprise.

mock eyebrows surprise

A man is capable of thought. A crowd is not. by Patrick Ness

A man is capable of thought. A crowd is not.

crowds capable men

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me. by Patrick Ness

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me.

save-the-world trying world

Ideals, my girl,” she says. “Always easier to believe in than live.” “But if you don't at least try to live them,” Bradley says, “then there's no point in living at all.

girl trying believe

Real life is only ever just real life. Messy. What it means depends on how you look at it. The only thing you’ve got to do is find a way to live there.

real mean looks

if one of us falls, we all fall by Patrick Ness

if one of us falls, we all fall

Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and... by Patrick Ness

Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and hunt.

hunts bites stories

You love him," he says. Not an asking, just a fact. "I do," I say... by Patrick Ness

You love him," he says. Not an asking, just a fact. "I do," I say. Also a fact.

And I know it - I know it in my heart - Right now - Todd Hewitt - There's nothing we can't do together -

right-now together heart

Never trust a politician, Todd. They have no fixed center, so you... by Patrick Ness

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

never-trust politician believe

Time goes on, even when yer not looking. by Patrick Ness

Time goes on, even when yer not looking.

time-goes-on goes-on

Me and Todd? Together against the Mayor?" She smiles. "He doesn't... by Patrick Ness

Me and Todd? Together against the Mayor?" She smiles. "He doesn't stand a chance.

mayors chance together

Nobody has to tell nobody nothing,” I say, taking another step forward. “You never were a poet, were you, Todd?” he says.

steps-forward poet steps

So the good prince was a murderer and the evil queen wasn't a wit... by Patrick Ness

So the good prince was a murderer and the evil queen wasn't a witch after all.

witch queens evil

I do what I have to do," I say. I do what I have to do to save him. I do what I have to do to save Todd.