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He was still alive. Which was the worst thing that could have happened.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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And the pain is too much it's too much it's too much and my hands are on my head and I'm rearing back and my mouth is open in a never-ending wordless wail of all the blackness that's inside me. And i fall back into it.
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Do you not wonder sometimes, she showed now, sadly, if in some ways they are correct? That we are asking too much of the world?No, he said. They're the ones who are asking for too little.
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You can eff off, too, I say, except I don't say eff, I say what 'eff' stands for.
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A thing worth learning is worth learning well.
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The justifications of men who kill should always be heard with skepticism, said the monster.
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Know yourself and go in swinging, if it hurts when you hit, it might be real, too.
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Francia don’t look too convinced. I never seen arms so crossed.
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Here is the boy, drowning.
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Then at the top of the hill, the road forks. Which just figures. You gotta be kidding. I say. One part of the road goes left, the other goes right. (Well, it's a Fork ain't it?)
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You can't say everything, so you don't say nothing.
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Doing what's right should be easy. It shouldn't be just another big mess like everything else.
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A knife is only as good as the one who wields it.
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To live is to fight, to preserve life is to fight everything that man stands for.
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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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