Itโs a trick Ben taught me to help settle my Noise. You close yer eyes and as clearly and calmly as you can you tell yerself who you are, cuz thatโs what gets lost in all that Noise.
Patrick NessYou tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it.
Patrick NessMen do monstrous things but if you call a man a monster you have absolved yourself of blame. You don't have to think that you might ever do these things. I don't think that's true
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