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...the lesson of forever and ever is that knowing a man's mind ain't knowing the man.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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Journalist
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A man is capable of thought. A crowd is not.
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I don’t know what’s ahead,” I say. “I don’t know nothing about nothing but whatever it is, it’s gotta be better than what’s behind. It’s gotta be.
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Flakes of white fall thru the trees and onto the road, catching on our clothes and hair. It's a silent fall and it's weird how it makes everything else seem quiet, too, like it's trying to tell you a secret, a terrible, terrible secret.
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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.
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We can save the world, I say, trying to smile. You and me.
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Viola? Keep calling for me– And I’ll keep searching for you– And I’ll find you– You bet yer life on it– I’ll find you– Keep calling for me, Viola– Cuz here I come.
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But,' he thinks, 'it's possible to die before you die.
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There ain't nothing good that don't got real bad waiting to follow it.
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This is how we are protecting you, by getting you out.
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And it hurts her, but it's an okay hurt, but it hurts still, but it's good, but it hurts.
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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
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