Dan

“Patience,” she says again. But she says it impatiently.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

“Ideals, my girl,” she says. “Always easier to believe in than live.”

“But if you don't at least try to live them,” Bradley says, “then there's no point in living at all.”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men

“It's always darkest before the dawn, Todd.”

I look at him, baffled. “No, it ain't! What kinda stupid saying is that? It's always lightest before the dawn!”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men

“That's because the desire of most folks is to be told what to do.” He looks back across the square, covered in tents and soldiers and townsfolk all huddled together. “People say they want freedom, but what they really want is freedom from worry. If I take care of their problems, they don't mind being told what to do.”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men