“Did it matter? George thought perhaps it did, and not in terms of finding truth or of any hope of discovering what really happened at any given moment. There were as many truths - overlapping, stewed together - as there were tellers. The truth mattered less than story's life. A story forgotten died. A story remembered not only lived, but grew.”

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.