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Patrick Ness (born 17 October 1971) is a British-American author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. He was born in the United States and moved to London at the 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.

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Just cuz yer going there and I'm staying here," I say. "It don't mean we're parting. " "No," she says and I know she understands. "No, it certainly doesn't. " "I ain't parting from you again," I say, still looking at our fingers. "Not even in my head.

Cuz, Fingers, Mean, Staying

To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility.

Choice, Choices, Relieve, Responsibility, Say

"You can eff off, too," I say, except I don't say eff, I say what 'eff' stands for.

Eff, Except, Say, Stands

We have to lie to ourselves to live. Otherwise, we'd go crazy.

Crazy, Lie, Live, Lying

That's another thing about Noise. Everything that's ever happened to you just keeps right on talking, for ever and ever.

Everything, Happened, Noise, Talking

Do we hate paradise so much we need to make sure it becomes a trash heap?

Hate, Heap, Life, Needs, Paradise

Yer the only friend I got, pigpiss. . . Ain't that the biggest tragedy you ever heard?

Friend, Heard, Pigpiss, Tragedy, Yer

Her accent's funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown's. Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they're swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. In Prentisstown, everyone talks like they're sneaking up on their words, ready to club them from behind.

Clubs, Different, Funny, Pushing, Shapes, Swooping

I wish I had a hundred years, she said, very quietly. A hundred years I could give to you.

Give, Giving, Quietly, Wish, Years

People see stories everywhere. . . We take random events and we put them together in a pattern so we can comfort ourselves with a story, no matter how much it obviously isn't true. . . We have to lie to ourselves to live. Otherwise, we'd go crazy.

Crazy, Live, Lying, People, Take, Together

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.

Calling, Come, Cuz, Life, Viola

I want a campfire box.

Box, Boxes, Campfire, Want

You can't say everything, so you don't say nothing.

Chaos Walking, Everything, Nothing, Say

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me.

Save, Save The World, Say, Smile, Trying, World

if one of us falls, we all fall

Fall, Falls, Ifs

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

Choices, Cooperation, Keep, Obvious Things, People

Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can't love nothing or no one cuz it'll all be taken away or ruined and you'll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive.

Hurt, Pain, Ruined, Running, Stupid

A thing worth learning is worth learning well.

Learning, Thing, Wells, Worth

But,' he thinks, 'it's possible to die before you die.

Die, Dies, Possible, Thinking, Thinks

TODD!" I yell again and I reach him and his Noise opens even farther and wraps around me like a blanket and I'm grabbing him to me, grabbing him to me like I'll never let him go and he calls out in pain but his other arm is grabbing me back - "I thought you were dead," he's saying, his breath on my neck. "I thought you were dead. " "Todd," I say and I'm crying and the only thing I can say is his name. "Todd.

Arms, Breath, Dead, Grabbing, Names, Pain

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