Patrick Ness Quotes
I do what I have to do," I say. I do what I have to do to save him. I do what I have to do to save Todd.
Quotes to Explore
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Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it.
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What an extraordinary thing it can be, love, how it will not defined by gender, by sexuality, by race, by religion, by anything. It's something else. It's something other.
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I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
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Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.
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I'm not interested in just beautiful girls and beautiful clothes.
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I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy.
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I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.
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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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For skincare, I'm a Clean and Clear girl. Especially with the humidity in Georgia, Clean and Clear has been pretty good to me with all of the makeup we have to wear. My skin really responds to that product. I'm also a big fan of Kiehl's under-eye avocado cream.
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I was in law school at the University of Kentucky and realized I didn't really like law school, so I took a creative writing course for something different.
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The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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I think that all research scientists think of themselves as belonging to a grand tradition, building on work that has been worked on since the very beginning of science itself. Whereas I'm not sure writers think of themselves in the same way.
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My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts.
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Both spiritual companionship and spiritual motherliness are not limited to the physical wife and mother relationship, but they extend to all people with whom woman comes into contact.
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I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.
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I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.
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A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.
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Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for that matter, my citizenship.
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I am obsessed with rap music - it's such a big part of my life.
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The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.
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True joy of nature is when every drop of water shines like a pearl.
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I do what I have to do," I say. I do what I have to do to save him. I do what I have to do to save Todd.
