You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they... by Patrick Ness

You tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it.

Patrick Ness

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It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find e... by Patrick Ness

It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find each other as friends.

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And changing for the better doesn't mean that he's ever going to... by Patrick Ness

And changing for the better doesn't mean that he's ever going to reach good.

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And you," he says, "you need to talk to your boy." He lifts my chin. "And if he needs saving, then you save him. Isn't that what you told me you did for each other?" I let go a few more tears but then I nod. "Over and over again.

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You're never more alive than in battle." "Never more dead after,"... by Patrick Ness

You're never more alive than in battle." "Never more dead after," I say.

No," I say firmly. "If you ever doubt anything here, if you ever not know what to think or who to trust, you trust Todd, okay? You remember that.

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So we forgive each other?" The crooked smile climbs up one more time. "Again?" And I look right into his eyes, right into him as far as I can see, because I want him to hear me, I want him to hear me with everything I mean and feel and say. "Always," I say to him. "Every time.

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And it feels like, finally. by Patrick Ness

And it feels like, finally.

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Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world changes, whether... by Patrick Ness

Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world changes, whether I want it to or not.

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War makes monsters out of men. by Patrick Ness

War makes monsters out of men.

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But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again.

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To see the ocean once is to learn how to miss it. ~Mistress Coyle by Patrick Ness

To see the ocean once is to learn how to miss it. ~Mistress Coyle

It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you. It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled. It's not a weakness. It's your best strength.

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I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of sco... by Patrick Ness

I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.

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To live is to fight, to preserve life is to fight everything that... by Patrick Ness

To live is to fight, to preserve life is to fight everything that man stands for.

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Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. "I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking." I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening. "I think the asking is whether we get back up again.

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Too much talking," I say. "Not enough running. by Patrick Ness

Too much talking," I say. "Not enough running.

too-much running talking

Whereas the town knows all about you already and wants to know more and wants to beat you with what it knows till how can you have any of yourself left at all?

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Knowledge is dangerous." ~pg 53 by Patrick Ness

Knowledge is dangerous." ~pg 53

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When luck ain't with you it's against you." ~pg 92 by Patrick Ness

When luck ain't with you it's against you." ~pg 92

There's hope at the bottom of the biggest waterfall." ~pg 426 by Patrick Ness

There's hope at the bottom of the biggest waterfall." ~pg 426

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