Patrick Ness Quotes

I don't purposely push the boundaries... I think if you pay attention to a story, it will have exactly as much 'difficult material' as it needs, and nobody will complain about it because you've earnt it.

Patrick Ness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I don't mean to in any way impugn the makers of Bentley, but that car is nuts. When I do drive, I drive a Toyota Prius. So driving around the streets of Albuquerque in a Bentley made me feel so fake-a-rooney.

Jessica Hecht

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Once people feel comfortable with something, they say, 'Let's try it.'

Jerry Della Femina

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My parents are aging and there are difficult issues. It's strange to have children at the beginning of life and parents nearing the end.

Amy Waldman

LifeChildrenBeginningParentsEnd

While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.

Stephen Hawking

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Purple and yellow are my colors.

Stewart Rahr

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I think my goal is to find a way to spend all of my time writing. I mean, sort of; true success is I'm doing nothing but writing if I do my job correctly.

Shonda Rhimes

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Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music.

Tracy Morgan

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You can trick yourself into doing things by doing it one step at a time and never letting yourself see the overall picture.

Robyn Davidson

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My daughter is one of the associate producers on two shows for Disney. I am really proud of her.

Mary Ann Mobley

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Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats.

Loretta Swit

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I never really feel like just standing there and telling jokes. I want to move around. In fact, it's hard for me to write a joke where I don't end up on the ground for some reason. Hey, at least that way, I know no comics will steal my jokes. Too many bruises.

Chris D'Elia

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