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Know yourself and go in swinging.

Patrick Ness

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Patrick Ness
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
Author
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Fairfax
Virginia
Swinging

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even when peaceful cooperation is the obvious thing, the only thing that will keep any of us alive- There are still people who won't make that choice
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And too much informayshun can drive a man mad. Too much informayshun becomes just Noise. And it never, never stops.
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Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that's how we'll know life is finally finished.
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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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If a crowd can flinch, they flinch. More than a thousand men flinch under the fist of just one. I don't see what the women do.
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A knife is only as good as the one who wields it.
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It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find each other as friends.
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Stories don't always have happy endings. This stopped him. Because they didn't, did they? That's one thing the monster had definitely taught him. Stories were wild, wild animals and went off in directions you couldn't expect.
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You are keeping the possibility [of peace] open. No wise leader would do anything less
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Men lie, and they lie to theirselves worst of all.
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And it’s a sad song, Todd, but it’s also a promise. I’ll never deceive you and I’ll never leave you and I promise you this so you can one day promise it to others and know that it’s true.
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Schooling ain't life. Ain't it? she says, her eyebrows raising in mock surprise.
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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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That's the thing I'm learning about being thrown out on yer own. Nobody does nothing for you. If you don't change it, it don't get changed.
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That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.
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How do you know yer alive if you don't hurt?
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Francia don’t look too convinced. I never seen arms so crossed.
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You're never more alive than in battle. Never more dead after, I say.
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Things change, but they stay the same.
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Limitations can be hugely creative and hugely inspiring - so long as they are the ones you choose for yourself.
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