How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes call climax exit
I think the reason teenage fiction is so popular with adults is that adults hunger for narrative just as badly as teenagers do. Patrick Ness adultbadlyfiction Change image and share on social
In some ways. I always feel between worlds, between cultures, and I think that's not necessarily a bad place for a writer to be. Writers are kind of on the fringe anyway, observing, writing things down. I'm still mostly American, but it's a nice tension. Patrick Ness americanbadculture share on social
I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace. Patrick Ness alibarkerburn Change image and share on social
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick agendumbackbusiness share on social
My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly. Carlos Santana climaxconcertcry Change image and share on social
We should not make the mistake of equating the E.U. with Europe. Outside the E.U., we wouldn't cease to be Europeans. But, an exit would definitely risk losing those opportunities for our children while growing no similar opportunities elsewhere. Andrew Lansley ceasechildequate share on social
