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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

- Patrick Ness
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I got tired of books where the boy is a bit thick and the girl's very clever. Why does it have to such an opposition? Why can't they be like the girls and boys that I know personally, who are equally funny and equally cross? Who get things equally wrong and are equally brave? And make the same mistakes?

I got tired of books where the boy is a bit thick and the girl's very clever. Why does it have to such an opposition? Why can't they be like the girls and boys that I know personally, who are equally funny and equally cross? Who get things equally wrong and are equally brave? And make the same mistakes?

It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.

I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.

Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they're mine.

I'm a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I'm out running. It also helps that I can't write it down immediately - if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it.

I like writing for teenagers because they're not snobs.

If you sing beautifully about nothing, no one will listen. If you sing badly about great stuff, no one will listen. Ideas are everywhere, but my theory is that a writer doesn't just think of an idea: they perform them.

It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.

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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.

How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.