Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness
Patrick Nessis an American author, journalist and lecturer who moved to London at age of 28 and now holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth17 October 1971
CountryUnited States of America
Patrick Ness quotes about
life hate needs
Do we hate paradise so much we need to make sure it becomes a trash heap?
perseverance fall get-back
It's not how we fall. It's how we get back up again.
wise leader possibility
You are keeping the possibility [of peace] open. No wise leader would do anything less
proof
Faith with proof is no faith at all.
chaos-walking
You can't say everything, so you don't say nothing.
dog firsts needs
The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say. About anything. "Need a poo, Todd." "Shutup, Manchee." "Poo. Poo, Todd." "I said shut it.
hills figures top-of-the-hill
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?)
breaths
We sure as ruddy heck ain't in Prentisstown no more," I say to Manchee under my breath.
war men vanity
War makes monsters of men, you once said to me Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your fellow man, too much knowledge of his weakness, his pathetic greed and vanity, and how laughably easy it is to control him.
eye looks answers
As to how you'll help me," he says. "Well, we have met the Answer, have we not?" He turns back to look at us, his eyes glinting. "It's time for them to meet the Ask.
song heart broken
HERE It’s- Can I say? It’s like the song of a family where everything’s always all right, it’s a song of belonging that makes you belong just by hearing it, it’s a song that’ll always take care of you and never leave you. If you have a heart, it breaks, if you have a heart that’s broken, it fixes.
knives
A knife is only as good as the one who wields it.
comforting dying
Maybe probably ain’t all that comforting a word when it’s maybe yer not dying.
want boxes campfire
I want a campfire box.