And I know it - I know it in my heart - Right now - Todd Hewitt - There's nothing we can't do together -
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 NessDo you not wonder sometimes, she showed now, sadly, if in some ways they are correct? That we are asking too much of the world?"No," he said. "They're the ones who are asking for too little."
Patrick NessNo one ever seems to wonder what happens if it turns out we hate living on a planet? What if the skyโs too big? What if the air stinks? What if we go hungry?โ โAnd what if the air tastes of honey? What if thereโs so much food we all get too fat? What if the sky is so beautiful we donโt get any work done because weโre all looking at it too much?
Patrick Ness