Patrick Ness Quotes
I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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There is a saying: 'The child is parent to the adult', which means whatever happens to you as a child or teenager affects the adult you become. You are forged in your history. And fiction is an incredibly important force in shaping children, and that's why fiction needs to be diverse.
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Honesty is something you can't wear out.
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Writing is, by its nature, interior work. So being forced to be around people is a great gift for a novelist. You get to be reminded, daily, of how people think, how they speak, how they live; the things they worry about, the things they hope for, the things they fear.
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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
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Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.
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Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don't blow out of proportion, is very liberating.
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If you make it sound too much like a synth, it will just sound like a guitar part played on a synth.
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So many venues are owned by these various different ticketing and promoting people, and they're all in bed with one another. It's no secret over here.
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Pioneer women were very tough - they had to be, because the men go off for long periods of time, and the women would have to be able to protect themselves and their homes.
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I was in better shape when I went into boot camp than when I came out.
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If only the people around you know you're an artist, then you're doing something wrong.
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When I was growing up, around 14, it wasn't really cool at the time to have a big butt. I would always cover it with sweaters, and I was so ashamed of it. Now I'm like, 'Why would I ever do that? That's awful!' Don't change yourself, and don't try to be anyone who you're not.
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We should have A-levels in vocational subjects.
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They say in the military that a good battle plan can last as long as five minutes in real fighting. After that, it comes down to if the general is favored by fate and the spirits.
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Adrenaline is so strong that none of us understand it.
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I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.
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I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.
