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Patrick Ness Quotes

I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.

Patrick Ness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1971

Topics

Story You Feeling Find Desire Write

Even if the whole earth and sea were turned to gold, they could hardly satisfy the avarice of a woman... You can more easily scratch a diamond with your fingernail than you can by any human ingenuity get a woman to consent to giving any of her savings.

Andreas Capellanus

Sea Woman Gold Giving You Earth

For as long as one has no further point of reference, apart from the position of the maximum, the wavelength thus remains uncertain by an integral factor.

Max von Laue

Long Point Position Uncertain Apart

The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.

Robert Morley

Happy Long Always Tourist British

If we want to mumble rap, we can mumble rap.

Smokepurpp

Want Rap Mumble

I do believe if we opened up a comedy theater in a city, that we're going to be able to teach improv better than whoever's there already. In general, I think I could say that.

Matt Besser

City Believe Think Better Comedy Up

For whatever reason, I decided: 'I'm 18, I'm a man, I'm going to grow a moustache' - and it was pathetic for years - it was awful.

Chris Hadfield

Man Grow Reason Years Whatever

I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed them. You go to meet girls. It makes sense.

Christopher Walken

Time Beginning Think Wedding You Go

I traveled to Cuba with the intention of speaking with boxers who had turned down enormous offers to leave. When explaining my project to people, again and again I was met with amusement and skepticism.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

People Traveled Intention Down Cuba

My dad's always taught me how to do stuff on my own.

Brooklyn Beckham

Me My Own Always Own Stuff How

As long as every tournament, every year, you're getting better and better, that's all that matters.

Brooks Koepka

Better Getting Better Year Long You

As much as I dream, I have nightmares.

Brian Ortega

Dream Nightmares Much I Dream

I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I'll probably be the same. I'll still think I'm not the greatest singer I can be.

Shawn Mendes

Myself Think Picture I Can Now Same