“Choices may be unbelievably hard but they're never impossible. To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that's not how a person with integrity acts.”

American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter

Patrick Ness is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, he later moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He has 117 quotes on the site and is best known for his work in young adult fiction. His best-known books include the Chaos Walking trilogy, published from 2008 to 2010, and A Monster Calls, published in 2011. His writing is most closely associated with young adult readers, though he has also worked as a journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter.