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Quote by Patrick Ness

“Stories are the wildest things of all. Stories chase and bite and hunt.”

Quote by Patrick Ness

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Patrick Ness, born on October 17, 1971, is a renowned author from the United Kingdom. Known for his unique writing style and engaging narratives, Ness has made a significant impact in the realm of young adult literature. His works often delve into complex human relationships and emotional experiences, resonating with both young readers and literary critics. more

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“Never did anybody look so sad. Bitter and black, halfway down, in the darkness, in the shaft which ran from the sunlight to the depths, perhaps a tear formed; a tear fell; the waves swayed this way and that, received it, and were at rest. Never did anybody look so sad.”

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Source: Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated)

“I emphasize the distinction between brackets and no brackets because it will affect your reading experience, if you will allow it. Brackets are exciting. Even though you are approaching Sappho in translation, that is no reason you should miss the drama of trying to read a papyrus torn in half or riddled with holes or smaller than a postage stamp--brackets imply a free space of imaginal adventure.”

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Author:Anne Carson

“It's a sad comment on humans that none of them are tolerable to one who can read their minds”

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Book:Definitely Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel

Source: Definitely Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel

“I hate the world and almost all the people in it. I hate the Labour Congress and the journalists who send men to be slaughtered, and the fathers who feel a smug pride when their sons are killed, and even the pacifists who keep saying human nature is essentially good, in spite of all the daily proofs to the contrary. I hate the planet and the human race—I am ashamed to belong to such a species.”

People Men World Feels Humans Hate Father Race Human Nature Planets Son Pride I Hate Species Congress Proof Contrary Journalist Human Race Ashamed Spite Labour Pacifist Hate The World

Book:Autobiography

Source: Autobiography

“By your father's word has your life been given to me to protect. Now do I give you my life in return, yours to keep until the day I die. --Falon to Shanelle”

Giving Dies Father Given Return Protect

Author:Johanna Lindsey

“Why don't they just take him out?" I asked. I'm not politically minded, as I guess you can tell. Mr. Cataliades was smiling at me. "So direct, so classic," he said. "So American.”

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Book:Definitely Dead

Source: Definitely Dead

“With my life comes my heart, yours now to crush or cherish as you will. It is my hope you will have a care in keeping both.”

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“Now get some clothes on before the women around here are driven into a frenzy." He gave me a mournful look. "I'm afraid that'll happen with or without clothes, my dear.”

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Book:Iron Crowned

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“life is a series of sweet coincidences”

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Book:A case of Exploding Mangoes

Source: A case of Exploding Mangoes