Yes, Maybe

“I look at the knife-
Resting in a puddle of water-
Near the ledge by the pulpit behind Aaron-
Where I dropped it-
And I hear it calling to me-
Take me, it says-
Take me and use me, it says-
Aaron hold open his arms.
"Murder me," he says. "Become a man."
Never let me go says the knife”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“His absence is so big it's like he's there.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“Life ain't fair.
It ain't.
Not never.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that's how we'll know life is finally finished.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go