I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.
Patrick NessWar makes monsters of men, you once said to me Todd. Well, so does too much knowledge. Too much knowledge of your fellow man, too much knowledge of his weakness, his pathetic greed and vanity, and how laughably easy it is to control him.
Patrick NessFor me it is really important to have a story with blood in the veins, there are bad tempers and good tempers.
Patrick Ness